A Del Rio, Texas tax return preparer is facing serious consequences for allegedly helping clients file false tax returns with the IRS.
According to an indictment unsealed on a date not specified, Adela Cruz prepared tax returns for her clients that included false education credits, dependent information, and business profits and losses in 2016 and 2017.
Cruz allegedly charged the clients between $200 and $500 for each return. The indictment also alleges that Cruz falsified her own individual income tax returns for 2015 and 2016, claiming false education credits she was not entitled to receive.
As a result, Cruz faces a statutory maximum sentence of three years in prison for each count of filing a false tax return for herself and her clients. She also faces a period of supervised release and monetary penalties.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The case is being investigated by the IRS-Criminal Investigation. Trial Attorneys Robert A. Kemins and Nicholas J. Schilling, Jr. of the Tax Division are prosecuting the case.
While an indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law, the consequences of tax fraud can be severe.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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