Littleton Man Indicted for Filing $3 Million In False Tax Returns

DENVER  - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Anthony Dattilo, 34, of Littleton, was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of wire fraud, three counts of false claims, and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.

According to the indictment, Dattilo devised a scheme to defraud and obtain money from the United States Department of Treasury, namely the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), by making false statements on tax returns which he filed with the IRS. Those false returns caused the IRS to refund Dattilo more than $3 million.

The charges contained in the indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The investigation is being conducted by IRS Criminal Investigation.

The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Tim Neff.

Case Number: 25-cr-00345-SKC