Tampa Man Convicted Of Tax Fraud

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury yesterday found Frazier Williams, Jr. guilty of willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of a tax return, which he knew to be false and fraudulent. Williams faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 14, 2016. Williams was indicted on February 10, 2015.

According to evidence presented at trial, Williams, an officer of Aztech Energy Corporation, assisted in the preparation of a federal corporate income tax return for Aztech that fraudulently inflated the amount of fuel tax credits the corporation was entitled to by more than $2 million.

This case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation.  It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert A. Mosakowski.