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Imperial Valley News Imperial Valley News Center California Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for $4 Million Con Where Clients Were Falsely Promised Government Grants Details Written by IVN Los Angeles, California - A man who claimed to be a tax preparer was sentenced yesterday to 84 months in federal prison for defrauding his clients out of more than $4 million by falsely promising them huge windfalls from a sham federal program that purportedly would issue large grants to them. Edgardo Zeta Montalban, 70, of Valencia, was sentenced by United States District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr., who said Montalban “exploited human frailty” in conducting his fraud. Judge Blumenfeld said the criminal conduct in this case was “despicable, cruel and callous,” and it caused “devastating effects on numerous victims.” ....
By City News Service Apr 27, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Santa Clarita Valley man who claimed to be a tax preparer was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for defrauding his clients out of more than $4 million by falsely promising huge windfalls from a sham federal program that purportedly would issue large grants to them. Edgardo Zeta Montalban, 70, of Valencia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr., who said Montalban “exploited human frailty in conducting his fraud. Blumenfeld said the criminal conduct in this case was “despicable, cruel and callous, and it caused “devastating effects on numerous victims, according to the U.S. Attorney s Office. ....
Santa Clarita Valley Man Sentenced To Seven Years For $4 Million Tax Preparation Con A Santa Clarita Valley man who claimed to be a tax preparer was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Tuesday for defrauding his clients out of more than $4 million with false promises of windfalls from federal grants. Edgardo Zeta Montalban, 70, of Valencia, was sentenced to 84 months by United States District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. on Tuesday, who said Montalban “exploited human frailty” in conducting his fraud. Judge Blumenfeld said the criminal conduct in this case was “despicable, cruel and callous,” and it caused “devastating effects on numerous victims.” ....