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Tax Preparer Charged with Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns in Brooklyn
A New York tax preparer has been indicted for allegedly filing false tax returns, said Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
Maria Munoz, the owner of Munoz Multiservices Corp., Munoz Multiservices Inc. and United Tax Service in Brooklyn, was arrested today on 18 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns.
According to the indictment unsealed today, Munoz prepared fraudulent returns for clients that reported fictitious or inflated deductions for charitable donations, unreimbursed employee expenses, personal property taxes and other expenses.
The indictment also alleges that Munoz fabricated education expenses in order to fraudulently claim education credits for her clients and cause the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pay them bogus or inflated refunds.
An indictment is not a finding of guilt. Individuals charged in indictments are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
If convicted, Munoz faces a statutory maximum sentence of three years in prison on each count, a period of supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties.
Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Goldberg thanked special agents of IRS-Criminal Investigation, who conducted the investigation, and Assistant Chief Jorge Almonte and Trial Attorney Carl F. Brooker of the Tax Division, who are prosecuting the case.
The investigation was led by IRS-Criminal Investigation, which has a proven track record of taking down tax cheats and bringing them to justice.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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