October 14, 2021 Jimmie Lucero of Denver, Colorado pled guilty on October 8, 2021 to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent Federal Income Tax Returns before U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Andy Tsui announced. Lucero was indicted on May 18, 2021 and is scheduled to be sentenced on February 3, 2022.
Denver The U.S. Attorney s Office for the District of Colorado announces that a Federal Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging Jimmie Lucero with eight counts of aiding or assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent federal income tax returns.
According to the allegations in the indictment, between 2016 and 2018, Lucero prepared individual tax returns for clients that Lucero knew included materially false amounts of reportable taxable income. The false tax returns were then submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.
Each count of aiding or assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent federal income tax returns carries a penalty of up to three years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000.