May 9, 2007 - United States Attorney Patrick L. Meehan today announced that the grand jury has returned an indictment* charging Aneza Abalo with thirty-one counts of aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns. The indictment charges that Abalo, while operating a tax preparation business in Levittown and Bristol, Pennsylvania in 2003 and 2004, filed returns for her tax preparation clients claiming false and inflated deductions, exemptions, and tax credits.
DEFENDANT |
ADDRESS |
AGE [Date of Birth] |
Aneza Abalo |
Bristol, PA. |
42 years old |
If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 93 years imprisonment, one year supervised release, and a fine of $3,100,000.
The case was investigated by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service and has been assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Emily McKillip.
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STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Contact: RICH MANIERI Media Contact 215.861.8525 |
*An Indictment or Information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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