Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Brian Wimpling, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, announced on Friday, June 18, 2004, that United States District Court Judge Federico Moreno sentenced defendant, Lauda Mojica, on eight separate counts of making false claims to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 286. Mojica was sentenced to a term of forty-one (41) months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three (3) years of supervised release. In addition, Mojica was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $6,237, a $6,000 fine, and a $800 special assessment.

Mr. Jiménez commended the investigative efforts of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Richard Boscovich and Angel Cortinas.