Narragansett Restaurant Owner Arrested in $3.5M Tax Scheme, Feds Say

The owner of SOHO Ristorante in Narragansett was arrested Thursday for a $3.5 million tax scheme, federal prosecutors said.

Anthony Delfarno, 52, of East Greenwich, allegedly used the personal information of his former wife, girlfriend, and children to file fake tax returns seeking over $3.5 million in refunds from 2009 to 2013. He ended up collecting about $1.4 million when he was only entitled to about $15,000, prosecutors said.

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Delfarno was indicted and faces 66 charges, including wire fraud and identity theft. An indictment means a grand jury has determined there’s enough evidence to a warrant a trial.

Here’s the indictment against Delfarno:

Federal officials said Delfarno’s arrest was the result of President Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force.

Delfarno appeared in U.S. District Court in Providence Thursday. A not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. He was released on $100,000 bond and ordered to home confinement with electronic monitoring.

Photo: Anthony Delfarno’s LinkedIn profile