Woman Gets 24 Months for False Tax Returns
Sonia D. Cruz, 46, of Northampton, Mass., was sentenced to 24 months of in prison for filing tax returns. From April 2002 to January 2005, Cruz filed with the IRS a series of fraudulent income tax returns, in her name and in the name of others, seeking refunds to which she was not entitled. As a result, Cruz underreported her taxable income by approximately $50,850.
In addition, from 2002 through 2005, Cruz prepared and filed approximately 53 federal personal income tax returns for others or using the names of others, intentionally falsifying dependents and overstating federal withholding on the returns, seeking refunds that she knew were not really owed. The false claims for refunds relating to the misrepresentations on these returns totaled approximately $207,000, of which the IRS paid approximately $83,000 in refunds, $64,175 of which was deposited into various bank accounts controlled by Cruz and spent on various personal expenses.
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