By james art 
Miami, ET – According to the US Law Firm, the Southern Florida District, a woman Hylaia, who runs a tax training business, is heading for the federal prison after taking one of the largest tax fraud schemes in South Florida in recent years.
Beatrice Toledo61, was condemned this week to Nearly five years in prisonfollowed by one year of a controlled edition. She is also ordered to pay more than $ 20 million restitution to IRS.
Toledo Immigration and Tax Group LLC And according to prosecutors who have spent years, helping customers cheat the system. Between 2017 and 2021 she filed 7,800 fraudulent tax returnsClaating for fake deductions, fake energy loans and composed business expenses. Her clients received more refunds than they were right – until IRS took a huge blow.
The government generally says the scheme is worth the taxpayers for $ 20 million in unpaid federal taxes. Toledo’s company is reported to be a pocket $ 7.1 million In a fees taken directly from the checks for the restoration of their customers’ recovery.
What makes the case even more serious is that toledo has already been legally forbidden to prepare taxesS As early as 2010, Federal Judge issued a Permanent disposal against her after a civil case. This order specifically prohibited her from preparing false returns – but she continued anyway and was accused in 2024.
The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation Team in Miamiand pursued by Assistant American lawyer Will J. RosenzweigS Lawyer Hayden P. O’Birne and a special agent of IRS-CI Emanuel Gomez announced the sentence.
Federal employees remind the public to be careful when choosing tax trains – especially during the tax season. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.