MIAMI – Federal prosecutors say a South Florida tax preparer received nearly $1 million in coronavirus relief funds after submitting more than 100 fraudulent applications for himself and others.
Court records say 35-year-old Leonel Rivero was charged Tuesday with wire fraud.
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His first appearance hearing in Miami federal court is set for next Tuesday.
A criminal complaint says Rivero owned a tax-preparation business and submitted approximately 118 fraudulent loan applications on behalf of himself and his accomplices.
Investigators say those loan applications sought a total of more than $2.3 million, and Rivero and his accomplices received approximately $975,582.