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Elmwood Park Member Of Bergen Family Admits Role In $2Million Tax Fraud Elmwood Park Member Of Bergen Family Admits Role In $2Million Tax Fraud
Elmwood Park Member Of Bergen Family Admits Role In $2Million Tax Fraud The third member of a Bergen County family that collected nearly $2 million combined in illegal tax refunds admitted his role in one of the scams on Thursday. Jason Crespo, 35, of Elmwood Park told a federal judge in Newark that he and his father, mortgage broker Jose Crespo of Fort Lee, filed several bogus federal corporate tax returns claiming fuel excise credits for commercial use, netting $191,953 in refunds they weren’t entitled to. In one case, the Crespos filed a federal corporate tax return for 2008 for a non-existent shell company called Jason Cleaning Service Corp. that falsely c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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More Prison Time For Fort Lee Con Man Who Used Prisoners' IDs On Claims More Prison Time For Fort Lee Con Man Who Used Prisoners' IDs On Claims
More Prison Time For Fort Lee Con Man Who Used Prisoners' IDs On Claims FORT LEE, N.J. – A former Fort Lee mortgage broker already headed to a federal pen must also spend at least three years in state prison for filing bogus unemployment and temporary disability claims that netted $317,736 by using the names of prison inmates. Jose Crespo, 52, must also pay the government back after pleading guilty last April to computer theft. Crespo's wife, Marilyn Crespo, 50, pleaded guilty to theft charge and was sentenced to a drug court program that carries a five-year prison sentence if she fails to meet its requirements. Her husband's friend, Craig Mallone, 62, of Wilm…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fort Lee Tax Cheat Who Collected Nearly $1.5M Gets 3 Years In Fed Prison Fort Lee Tax Cheat Who Collected Nearly $1.5M Gets 3 Years In Fed Prison
Fort Lee Tax Cheat Who Collected Nearly $1.5M Gets 3 Years In Fed Prison FORT LEE, N.J. – A Fort Lee mortgage broker who admitted collecting nearly $1.5 million in unentitled tax refunds from the government was sentenced to three years in federal prison. Jose Crespo, who took a plea deal in September, filed returns that falsely listed income from bonds and fuel excise tax credits for several years, beginning in 2006, IRS Special Agent Jonathan D. Larsen said. Crespo collected $652,478 the first year of the scheme for his Specialty Home Services company in Fort Lee, while taking in nearly $60,000 on his personal return, Larsen said. The following two years, he c…

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by Jerry DeMarco