Kissimmee, FL – In a shocking turn of events, the Justice Department has filed a civil injunction suit against Carlos A. Cabrera and his business, Cabrera Financial Group, alleging that they prepared federal income tax returns for customers that claim improper losses for non-existent businesses and fabricated education credits in order to unlawfully understate customers’ tax liabilities.
According to the civil injunction complaint, Cabrera prepared over 17,000 tax returns for 2009 and 2010, with an average tax understatement of $4,222 per return for returns the Internal Revenue Service examined.
The government suit alleges that the total losses to the U.S. Treasury from Cabrera’s misconduct could be tens of millions of dollars for those two years alone.
This lawsuit is part of the Justice Department’s nationwide crackdown on tax scams, including the preparation of fraudulent federal tax returns. Over the last decade, the Justice Department has obtained hundreds of injunctions to stop the promotion of tax fraud schemes and the preparation of fraudulent returns.
The defendant, Carlos A. Cabrera, is a Kissimmee, Florida-based tax return preparer who allegedly prepared tax returns for customers that claimed improper losses for non-existent businesses and fabricated education credits.
The Justice Department is seeking to bar Cabrera permanently from preparing federal tax returns for others.
In the case of United States v. Carlos A. Cabrera, the government alleges that Cabrera’s actions resulted in tens of millions of dollars in losses to the U.S. Treasury.
The complaint for permanent injunction and other relief can be found on the Justice Department’s website.
Defendant: Carlos A. Cabrera, Preparation of Fraudulent Tax Returns, Kissimmee, FL, 2023, Permanent Bar from Preparing Federal Tax Returns, $40 million+ in losses to the U.S. Treasury.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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