Nassau Accountant Charged With Fraud, Identity Theft

A Uniondale tax preparation company, and its owner, were indicted in federal court Wednesday on charges of filing fraudulent tax returns, wire fraud and identity theft.

Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced the charges against Mariano Exantus and the Latrex Multi Service, a tax preparation business based in Uniondale.

According to prosecutors, from 2011 through 2017, Exantus prepared and filed fraudulent income tax returns with the IRS that included fake business losses and education expenses and sought refunds to which his clients were not entitled. Exantus also filed fraudulent tax returns in the name of an individual whose identity had been stolen, prosecutors allege.

If convicted, Exantus faces a statutory maximum sentence of three years in prison on each of the fraudulent return counts, 20 years in prison on the wire fraud counts and a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison on the identity theft counts. Exantus also faces a period of supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties.

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