APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – A man who used to prepare taxes in the Appleton area has been federally indicted on charges that he helped fraud the government out of more than $133,000.
Gerardo Garcia faces ten counts of helping file false tax returns.
Prosecutors say the 54-year-old helped file at least 44 false/fraudulent returns between 2011 and 2015.
Garcia allegedly used a number of shady practices in filing the returns including: claiming refunds customers were not entitled to, understating the amount clients owed, and claiming improper filing statuses.
A federal court banned Garcia in 2015 from preparing tax returns and operating a tax return business.
Garcia is set to enter a plea Wednesday. He faces up to 30 years in federal prison, if convicted.
