Norwalk Landscaper Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud

NORWALK, CT — A Norwalk landscaper pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return. Candido Valadares, 57, owned two landscaping businesses, Candide’s Landscaping and Water Gardens, LLC and Candide Contractor & Natural Pools, LLC.

Valadares deposited receipts from his businesses into both his business and personal bank accounts. He had a tax professional do his tax returns and the use figures from profit and loss statements, according to the U.S. Attorney District of Connecticut office.

Hundreds of thousands in income wasn't reported on tax returns from 2009-2011.

He faces up to three years and a $100,000 fine when sentenced in February 2018. He has agreed to pay $175,898 to the U.S. Treasury for missed taxes and fees.

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