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Northern District of Texas

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SAN ANGELO TAX PREPARER PLEADS GUILTY
IN FEDERAL COURT

United States Attorney Jane J. Boyle announced that San Angelo, Texas, resident, Alfredo Holguin Hinojosa, age 59, pled guilty Friday in federal court in Lubbock, Texas, to a one count Information charging tax fraud and false statements. From 1998 through 2002, Hinojosa was the owner of Hinojosa Bookkeeping and Tax Service in San Angelo. Hinojosa faces a maximum sentence of three years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. Hinojosa agrees that he will make restitution to the United States for the total tax loss in the amount of $250,000 and to pay $25,000 cost of prosecution to the Internal Revenue Service. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

In documents filed in Court, Hinojosa admitted that from January 1999 to April 2003, he prepared false and fraudulent federal income tax returns for people in the local community, claiming $250,000 in false Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and/or other fraudulent tax refunds. The returns Hinojosa prepared included false statements regarding the taxpayers' marital filing status, false statements that the taxpayers had
foster children and/or had Schedule C business income and losses. Hinojosa used these
false statements to provide eligibility for taxpayers to qualify for the EITC. Hinojosa would have clients supply their information on a form that was filled out either by the client or by the receptionist. The information that was obtained from the client was later modified and falsified by Hinojosa to generate a false tax return and false refund.

U.S. Attorney Boyle commended the investigative efforts of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Paulina Jacobo.

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