U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee reported that a guy from Oaxaca, Mexico, who had been wanted for the past six years, was finally apprehended this morning. He had been charged with conspiring to submit false federal income tax returns.
This morning, 40-year-old Claudio Juarez was detained and taken to the Middle District of Tennessee after being apprehended at his Bowling Green, Kentucky, home. Later this afternoon, he’ll show up in front of a U.S. Magistrate Judge.
In 2016, Juarez and others were accused of conspiring to defraud the United States by filing fraudulent claims, engaging in wire fraud, and stealing more than $1,000 in tax money.
The investigation got underway in April 2015 when 10 federal search warrants were carried out at various homes and tax return preparation companies throughout middle Tennessee, including Soto Services with locations in Madison, Hermitage, Springfield, and Gallatin, and S Income Tax Services in Nashville.
Agents later found out as a result of this inquiry that the tax fraud scheme included elements that went back to 2011, and 46 people were ultimately accused and found guilty of federal violations.
In the course of the inquiry, 11 properties around Nashville, many late-model luxury cars, and more than $1 million in cash were all seized. Juarez was among a large number of those accused who were illegally present in the country.
Juarez’s participation in the operation was essential to its success because he cashed fake checks and traded in fake documents like W-2s and other phoney identification cards.
Juarez escaped arrest in 2016 when investigators tried to apprehend him and others, and until earlier this month, searches for him had been ineffective.
This is when officials discovered that Juarez had submitted at least two possible fake tax returns to the IRS. The agents’ pursuit of Juarez led them first to a tax preparer in Bowling Green.
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Juarez may receive a 5-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine if found guilty.
The Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations looked into this matter, and the Bowling Green Police Department assisted with the arrest. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Jaworski.
Simply put, an indictment is an accusation. Until the defendant is found guilty in a court of law, they are assumed to be innocent.
11 properties in the Nashville area, numerous late-model luxury vehicles, and more than $1 million in cash or physical worth money were seized during the investigation. Juarez was one of many suspects who had entered the nation without authorization.
Juarez’s involvement in the scheme was crucial to its success because he cashed bogus checks and exchanged fake W-2s and other identification cards for other fake papers.
When authorities attempted to catch Juarez and others in 2016, he eluded capture, and up until earlier this month, searches for him had been fruitless.
