Tax Preparers Sentenced for Fraudulent Tax Return Scheme Impacting IRS
Angel De La Rosa and Yaimy Real, operators of a tax return preparation business in Jasper, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky, have been sentenced for their involvement in a fraudulent tax return scheme. From January 2018 to July 2021, they prepared approximately 5,892 fraudulent federal tax returns, causing an estimated $10,577,612 in tax loss to the IRS. The defendants acted as 'ghost' return preparers, failing to identify themselves on the returns, which allowed them to file without disclosing their involvement. De La Rosa was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay over $15 million in restitution, while Real received a three-year sentence and a similar restitution order. The scheme also involved collecting approximately $736,500 in fees from clients.