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The Department of Justice said that a tax preparation in California on Monday blamed an illegal immigrant file for help in fake federal income tax returns, claiming $ 25 million in refund.
40 -year -old Victor Cruise of Bakersfield helped Mexican National Miguel Martinez, who were illegally in the United States, carried out the scheme from November 2019 to June 2023, the prosecutors said.
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1040 Income Tax Form and W -2 Veg statement with a federal treasury refund check. (Istock)
Martinez allegedly used theft to create fake businesses and report to Funi Veg and to prevent information for internal revenue service (IRS) for businesses. He then presented hundreds of income tax returns using the alleged theft identity, while he claimed that he had worked for fake businesses and owed tax refund based on Phone information.
Officials said that Cruz prepared and filed the returns of more than 500 fraud and filed.
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A California person has accepted to help an illegal immigrant from Mexico who claims $ 25 million in income tax returns. (Getty image; istock)
In turn, Cruise received a fee of thousands of dollars from Martinez in exchange for his services. IRS actually paid $ 2.3 million at $ 25 million in refund.
Martinez has convicted his role in the plan and has been sentenced to six years in jail. Cruz is to be sentenced on 17 November 2025.
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He is a jail of up to 10 years and a fine of $ 250,000.
