Four People Charged in Tax Fraud Conspiracy

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jorge Maldonado, 51, was arraigned today in the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee after a federal grand jury returned a 21 count indictment charging him and his daughter, Jennifer Maldonado, 28, both of Oviedo, Florida, and co-conspirators Sharon Glover, 53, and Diane White, 54, both of Sanford, Florida, with conspiracy, wire fraud, theft of government property, and aggravated identity theft.  Jennifer Maldonado, Glover, and White were arraigned in federal court on November 16.  The indictment was announced by Christopher P. Canova, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

The indictment alleges that, between February 2009 and October 2011, the Maldonados, who were both tax preparers, together with Glover and White, conspired to obtain more than $815,000 in tax refunds issued on fraudulent income tax returns.  The trial is scheduled for January 11, 2016, at 8:15 a.m.

This case resulted from an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation.  Assistant United States Attorney Herbert S. Lindsey is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt.  All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

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