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Tax Preparer Accused of Claiming Nonexistent Crypto Losses
A Connecticut tax preparer, Yuridia Trujillo of Meriden, is accused of claiming cryptocurrency losses for taxpayers who never owned the assets. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Trujillo allegedly prepared at least 4,335 returns from 2017 to 2024, containing false entries involving retirement contributions, dependent care, businesses, and rental properties. The IRS indicted Trujillo for aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false income tax returns, including fictitious losses for buying and selling cryptocurrency that clients never owned. Authorities arrested Trujillo on October 9, releasing her on a $50,000 bond pending trial. Each charge carries up to three years in prison upon conviction.