He was accused of filing tax returns with false itemized deductions, including mortgage payments on homes for clients who were not actually homeowners.
A Riverside tax preparer was sentenced on Monday, June 26, to six years in federal prison after he was accused of filing thousands of tax returns with bogus deductions, such as for fake medical expenses and mortgages, authorities said.
Andrew Zepeda Hansack, a 40-year-old Riverside resident, pleaded guilty in February to two counts of false tax returns, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Hansack worked at AJ Loyal Income Tax Service, a Riverside company, beginning in 2015. Authorities say that he filed more than 2,500 tax returns with bogus deductions from 2015 to 2019, creating in excess of $3 million in losses for the Internal Revenue Service.
Hansack was accused of filing tax returns with false itemized deductions, including home mortgage payments for clients who were not actually homeowners. Hansack filed one tax return for a South Gate resident who falsely claimed more than $30,000 in deductions, federal prosecutors said.
In addition to prison time, Hansack was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine and $3,369,886 in restitution.
