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Beverly Hills Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to 12 months Imprisonment for Tax Fraud
By Anonymous — Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Los Angeles, CA. - John Trunzo, AKA: Giovanni, a tax return preparer doing business as “Your Tax Man,” was sentenced to 12 month and 1 day imprisonment 12 months supervised release and $67,231 in restitution for filing a false federal income tax returns (Form 1040), for himself, with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). On September 10, 2012, Trunzo, a resident of Beverly Hills, 60, pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false federal income tax return Form 1040 for the 2007 tax year with the IRS. According to the plea agreement, he chose to file false returns for three consecutive years, 2005, 2006, and 2007, omitting $99,505 in income from his tax preparation business on his 2007 federal income tax return. As a result, he failed to pay a cumulative total of $67,231 in taxes. In addition to knowingly and willfully filing false returns for himself, Trunzo, attempted to obstruct and impede the due administration of the internal revenue laws by, during audits, sending the IRS his own receipts to substantiate improperly-claimed deductions on returns he prepared for his clients. According to Trunzo’s sentencing papers filed with the court, Trunzo asserted he willfully filed his false returns and sent in fraudulent receipts to the IRS on behalf of his clients in order afford a move from his Hollywood apartment to an apartment in Beverly Hills and gain access to Beverly Hills schools for his son. Trunzo’s submission of false returns on his own behalf and illegitimate receipts on behalf of his clients stopped only after he was first confronted with his illicit conduct by IRS special agents on October 24, 2008. United States Attorney’s Office contact: |
