Man Gets 18 Months in Major Tax Fraud
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A Terra Bella man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison as part of a $13.3-million tax-fraud case described by federal investigators as one of the largest in Central California.
A federal judge on Monday also sentenced Antonio Ramos Ramos, 31, to three years of supervised release.
His wife, Blanca Ramos, 28, was placed on three years’ probation.
The couple were involved in a scheme that began eight years ago and involved more than 5,700 phony tax returns, claiming refunds averaging about $1,300, according to affidavits filed by Internal Revenue Service agents.
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