Former Nashua woman pleads to fed tax charges
A former Nashua woman pleaded guilty to federal tax charges in U.S. District Court on Wednesday.
Gladys Maria Dominguez-Pena pleaded guilty to filing false claims with the federal government, according to U.S. Attorney John Kacavas .
Dominguez-Pena admitted that while working as a tax return preparer in Nashua, she filed numerous federal income tax returns that she knew included false information and that they resulted in tax refunds for her own benefit, Kacavas said.
During her plea hearing, Dominguez-Pena, 26, said that between January and April 2007, she electronically submitted dozens of federal income tax returns that included false statements regarding income, dependants, childcare expenses, and in some cases, phony IRS forms, such as W-2s, Kacavas said.
Bank surveillance photos showed Dominguez-Pena depositing refund anticipation loans totaling more than $85,000 into her own accounts, Kacavas said.
Dominguez-Pena is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court again Feb. 11 for a sentencing hearing. She faces up to three years in prison, Kacavas said.
The investigation that led to Dominguez-Pena guilty plea was headed by agents from the IRS’ criminal investigation division. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Morse , Kacavas said.
– Telegraph Staff
Breaking News | November 5, 2009 at 02:43PM | Click here to expandFormer Nashua woman pleads to fed tax charges
CONCORD – A former Nashua woman pleaded guilty to federal tax charges in U.S. District Court on Wednesday.
Gladys Maria Dominguez-Pena pleaded guilty to filing false claims with the federal government, according to U.S. Attorney John Kacavas .
Dominguez-Pena admitted that while working as a tax return preparer in Nashua she filed numerous federal income tax returns that she knew included false information and that they resulted in tax refunds for her own benefit, Kacavas said.
During her plea hearing, Dominguez-Pena, 26, said that between January and April 2007 she electronically submitted dozens of federal income tax returns that included false statements regarding income, dependants, childcare expenses, and in some cases, phony IRS forms, such as W-2s, Kacavas said.
Bank surveillance photos showed Dominguez-Pena depositing refund anticipation loans totaling more than $85,000 into her own accounts, Kacavas said.
Dominguez-Pena is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court again on Feb. 11 for a sentencing hearing. She faces up to three years in prison, Kacavas said.
Pending that hearing, Dominguez-Pena was released on conditions, Kacavas said.
The investigation that led to Dominguez-Pena guilty plea was headed by agents from the IRS’s criminal investigation division. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Morse , Kacavas said.
– Telegraph staff
