{"id":54650,"date":"2023-11-08T18:24:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=54650"},"modified":"2023-11-08T18:28:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:28:30","slug":"tax-preparer-sentenced-to-30-months-in-prison-for-preparing-hundreds-of-false-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=54650","title":{"rendered":"Tax Preparer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Preparing Hundreds of False Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1381 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/irs2-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/irs2-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/irs2.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>An Orange County man was sentenced Wednesday to 30<b>\u00a0<\/b>months in federal prison for knowingly preparing nearly 400 fraudulent federal income tax returns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The fraudulent tax returns caused a loss of more than $750,000 to the IRS by inflating his clients\u2019 tax refunds without their knowledge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The defendant, Raudel Sandoval, pocketed the difference between the clients\u2019 true and inflated refunds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett also ordered Sandoval to pay $758,550 in restitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Sandoval pleaded guilty on March 22 to two counts of aiding and assisting in preparing false and fraudulent tax returns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Sandoval is a licensed tax preparer and owns RSE Sandoval Espa\u00f1a Inc., a Downey-based tax preparation company. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Sandoval willfully prepared hundreds of false federal and state income tax returns for clients for the tax years 2015 through 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">On these returns, he claimed false or inflated amounts of the child tax credit, business losses, short-term capital losses, and other items to which the taxpayer clients were not entitled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2782 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-308x192.jpg 308w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation..jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>He falsified the tax returns with deductions and credits that his clients did not incur or had not informed him about. Sandoval also inflated the amounts of deductions and credits that his clients were entitled to claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">When he finished preparing a tax return, Sandoval gave his clients copies of their true and correct returns but falsely told them that he would file their true and correct copies with the IRS on their behalf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Then, Sandoval inflated his clients\u2019 returns with false and fraudulent deductions and credits and filed these false tax returns with the IRS. The false returns showed a larger refund than on the true-and-correct copies Sandoval had given to his clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52171 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023-300x214.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023-1024x731.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023-768x548.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023-1536x1097.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GavelcourtroomFeb92023.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Sandoval then directed the inflated refunds to himself. He did so by changing the bank account and routing numbers on the filed returns to a bank account he controlled. Sandoval controlled more than 100 bank accounts with several different banks and opened many of the accounts in his clients\u2019 names. But he was the accounts\u2019 only authorized signor. Several of the Sandoval-owned bank accounts had the name \u201cFederal Tax Refund Processing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">He directed the IRS to send the inflated refunds through a third-party refund processor to be deposited into an account he controlled. Other times, Sandoval caused the IRS to mail a check for the inflated refund to his business address. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">He then deposited the check into one of his accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">After receiving the inflated refund, Sandoval transferred a portion of the amount his clients expected to receive based on the true-and-correct tax return copies to one of his \u201cFederal Tax Refund Processing\u201d accounts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Sandoval then transferred that money to his client\u2019s bank accounts, causing them to believe their refunds were from a legitimate government source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Sandoval kept the difference between the true refund and the inflated refund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">For the tax years 2015 through 2018, Sandoval willfully understated his clients\u2019 tax liabilities and caused a loss of $758,550 to the IRS by the filing at least 389 fraudulent income tax returns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;[Sandoval] enriched himself while depriving the United States Treasury of money by artificially inflating his clients\u2019 refunds,\u201d prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum.\u00a0 \u201c[Sandoval] needlessly exposed his clients to a risk that the IRS would hold them accountable for the loss caused by the inflated refund amount. In addition, [Sandoval] charged his clients to prepare the returns, of which he had hundreds, then to use their returns as a vehicle for crime.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">IRS Criminal Investigation investigated this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Assistant United States Attorney Valerie L. Makarewicz of the Major Frauds Section prosecuted this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">As the tax season continues, taxpayers seeking a return preparer should remain vigilant against unscrupulous tax preparers. The IRS offers tips on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/about-irs\/the-2023-tax-season-has-begun-irs-offers-tips-to-accurately-file-your-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">accurately file returns<\/a>\u00a0and how to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/tax-professionals\/choosing-a-tax-professional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">choose a tax return preparer<\/a>, as well as steps taxpayers can take to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/individuals\/get-ready-to-file-your-taxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">get a jumpstart on filing<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Taxpayers seeking assistance can access the IRS\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/irs.treasury.gov\/rpo\/rpo.jsf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">free directory<\/a>\u00a0of federal tax preparers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The IRS also has programs offering free essential return preparation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/individuals\/free-tax-return-preparation-for-qualifying-taxpayers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">qualifying seniors and individuals<\/a> with low to moderate incomes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In addition, IRS Free File, a public-private partnership, offers free online tax preparation and filing options on IRS partner websites for individuals whose adjusted gross income is under $72,000. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3357622930MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">For individuals whose income is over that threshold, IRS Free <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">File offers electronical federal tax forms that can be filled out and filed online for free.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0 An Orange County man was sentenced Wednesday to 30\u00a0months in federal prison for knowingly preparing nearly 400 fraudulent federal income tax returns. 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