Tag: Naples
Wilner Cenecharles, Tax Evasion, Florida 2020
⏱ 2 min read A Naples tax preparer has been busted for raking in over $65,000 in fake refunds from the IRS. Wilner Cenecharles pleaded guilty to six counts of helping clients file phony tax returns and two counts of submitting his own fake tax returns. Cenecharles, who worked out of a barbershop in Naples,…
Leonard W. Krane, Wire Fraud, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Naples man is accused of swindling victims out of $3.7 million in a long-running wire fraud scheme that promised significant returns on upfront payments. Leonard W. Krane allegedly told victims he possessed substantial funds overseas, but required tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to access them. Between August 2017…
Luis Emilio Hernandez, Elderly Financial Scam, Florida 2022
⏱ 2 min read Luis Emilio Hernandez, a 45-year-old Naples man, pleaded guilty to scamming an 85-year-old Hurricane Ian victim out of $1.2 million in Naples, Florida, following the devastating storm in 2022. Hernandez convinced the elderly victim to write him personal checks for construction materials and repairs that were never performed. Instead, he cashed…
