Two tax preparers connected to southern Indiana have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a multi-year tax fraud scheme. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Angel De La Rosa of Jasper was sentenced to four years in prison, while Yaimy Real of Louisville received a three-year sentence. Both will also serve two years of supervised release and have been ordered to pay more than $15 million each in restitution. Officials say the pair operated a tax preparation business in Jasper and Louisville and filed thousands of fraudulent returns between 2018 and 2021, causing more than $10 million in losses to the IRS. Investigators say the scheme involved falsely claiming education tax credits and submitting fabricated documents to support those claims.
