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Freeport Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to $12 Million Tax and PPP Fraud
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Subscribe30 JAN 2026 / ACCOUNTING & TAXES
Former tax preparer Damaris Beltre has pled guilty in a federal court to defrauding the IRS and the Small Business Administration for nearly $12 million by pushing false COVID tax credits, fake dependents, and inflated payroll figures. The IRS Criminal Investigation's pursuit of Beltre’s case serves as a reminder that pandemic-relief leniency is over and individuals found guilty of similar fraud could face hefty sentences.
Every CPA has seen a return that makes you pause, lean back, and say, “That can’t be right.” On Long Island, one tax preparer built an entire business on that feeling and rode it all the way to a federal guilty plea. Damaris Beltre, a former tax preparer...
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