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Queens Accountant Sentenced For Scamming Clients In $780K Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme Queens Accountant Sentenced For Scamming Clients In $780K Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme
Queens Accountant Sentenced For Scamming Clients In $780K Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme A tax accountant from Queens will spend nearly four years in prison after admitting to scheming clients out of more than $750,000 as part of an elaborate scheme that allowed him to live a lavish lifestyle. Salvatore Arena, 46, has been sentenced to 42 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to defrauding clients who trusted him to prepare and pay their taxes, misappropriating $780,000 of client money for his own use over several years.  U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said that from January 2014 through March this year, Arena purported to offer tax services, including the preparation an…
Tax Accountant From Queens Admits To Scamming Clients In Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme Tax Accountant From Queens Admits To Scamming Clients In Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme
Tax Accountant From Queens Admits To Scamming Clients In Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme A tax accountant from Queens admitted to scheming clients out of more than $750,000 as part of an elaborate scheme that allowed him to live a lavish lifestyle. Salvatore Arena, 47, pleaded guilty to defrauding clients who trusted him to prepare and pay their taxes, misappropriating $780,000 of client money for his own use over several years. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said that from January 2014 through March this year, Arena purported to offer tax services, including the preparation and payment of taxes, to clients of an accounting firm in Manhattan.  Instead of making payments o…