Anna Martinez, Filing False Tax Returns, Illinois 2013

Rockford, Illinois – A Rockford woman has been charged with filing false personal income tax returns, according to a federal indictment announced today.

Anna Martinez, 44, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of filing a false income tax return with the United States Internal Revenue Service for tax years 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Martinez owned and operated Community Tax Service, a tax preparation business, in Rockford, Illinois. The indictment alleges that Martinez failed to disclose approximately $68,026 of receipts of Community Tax Service for 2006, approximately $236,524 of receipts of Community Tax Service for the 2007 tax year, and approximately $79,594 of receipts of Community Tax Service for the 2008 tax year.

Martinez is scheduled to appear at the Federal Courthouse in Rockford on April 15, 2013, at 11:00 a.m., for arraignment. The arraignment will be conducted by United States Magistrate Judge P. Michael Mahoney.

Each count of filing a false tax return carries a penalty of up to 3 years in prison, and a maximum fine of $100,000. If convicted, the Court must impose a reasonable sentence under the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines, as well as restitution.

The indictment was announced today by Gary S. Shapiro, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and James C. Lee, Special Agent-In-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division.

Members of the public are reminded that a criminal indictment contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt.

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