Federal prosecutors say three people from Rochester have been arrested on charges of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by preparing false tax returns.
Jason Jimenez, Jessica Rosario and Ashley Walker all worked at a tax preparation service owned by Jimenez, who employed Rosario and Walker as tax preparers.
Customers notified authorities after noticing that their returns appeared to show altered numbers leading to bigger refunds. Investigators found “Fast Cash Tax” faked returns from 2012 to 2015.
They were arraigned in federal court and released, with orders to return March 24th for a status conference.