A tax preparer in Meriden, Connecticut, has been charged with allegedly fabricating stock and cryptocurrency trading losses on client tax returns across the 2017 through 2024 tax years, according to Bitcoin.com. Prosecutors say the losses were claimed for assets the clients never owned. The Internal Revenue Service also alleges that Yuridia Trujillo used Form 8888 to route part of certain clients’ tax refunds into bank accounts controlled by herself and an associate.
A federal grand jury returned the indictment on Oct. 7, and Trujillo was arrested on Oct. 9. She has since been released on $50,000 bond pending trial. The case includes 19 counts of aiding in the preparation of false income tax returns, with each count carrying a maximum sentence of three years in prison if convicted. Authorities noted that the case remains an allegation, and Trujillo is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The report also referenced a separate case in Texas. Bitcoin investor Frank Richard Ahlgren III was sentenced in December 2024 to two years in prison for overstating the cost basis of his Bitcoin purchases and was ordered to pay about $1.095 million in restitution.
According to Bitcoin.com, tax preparer Yuridia Trujillo of Meriden, Connecticut, has been charged with allegedly fabricating stock and cryptocurrency trading losses on tax returns prepared for clients through her company, Yuri's LLC, covering the 2017 to 2024 tax years. Prosecutors said the claimed losses involved assets the clients never owned.
The Internal Revenue Service said Trujillo also allegedly used Form 8888 to direct part of certain clients’ tax refunds into bank accounts belonging to herself and an associate. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Oct. 7, and she was arrested on Oct. 9. She is currently free on $50,000 bond while awaiting trial.
Trujillo faces 19 counts of aiding in the preparation of false income tax returns. Each count carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison if she is convicted. The case remains an allegation, and she is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
The report also cited an earlier case involving Texas Bitcoin investor Frank Richard Ahlgren III, who was sentenced in December 2024 to two years in prison for overstating the cost basis of his Bitcoin purchases and was ordered to pay about $1.095 million in restitution.
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