Check Cashing Business Owner Sentenced to Prison
Jose Boyzo, of Myrtle Beach, SC was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution to the IRS for tax fraud.
Boyzo owned a licensed check cashing business; from 2009 to 2014, he cashed more than 4,305 tax refund checks. Unfortunately, those refund checks were generated from fraudulent tax returns and it was proven in court that Boyzo was aware of they were fraudulently generated.
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Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.
Tax Attorney · Villanova University School of Law · Admitted in Delaware, New Jersey, United States Tax Court
Gregory McCauley Jr. is an experienced tax attorney who has personally represented more than 1,000 clients in matters ranging from civil tax controversy and IRS examinations to criminal tax defense, U.S. Tax Court litigation, and complex business disputes. His practice is built on a foundation his c...
