Filing False Tax Returns with Stolen IDs Gets Woman Prison ID
Marien Torres-Acevedo was sentenced to 75 months in prison for her part in a scheme that included stealing identities and filing false tax returns with the stolen IDs. From January 2015 to July 2016 Torres-Acevedo and two co-conspirators filed dozens of false tax returns that she admitted generated between 550,000 to 1.5 million dollars. Torres-Acevedo […]
Good Grief Charlie Brown! Project Linus President Embezzles $400k from Charity
The former President of Project Linus, a nonprofit that provides handmade blankets for children who are seriously ill, has been sentenced to prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and tax evasion as a result of stealing more than $400,000 from the organization. Carol Babbitt was the organization’s national president from 2000 to 2016, […]
That’s a Lot of Tacos – Owner of Mexican Restaurant Files False Tax Returns, Hides $2.5 Million in Sales
Juan Hurtado, the owner of five Pepe’s Mexican restaurant franchises in Chicago, pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns and underreporting his income by approximately 2.5 million dollars. From 2016 to 2018 Hurtado filed 11 false tax returns with the IRS. He also admitted to giving his accountants false sales reports that underreported the gross […]