{"id":501762,"date":"2026-01-08T17:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/501762\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:01:13","slug":"former-irs-employee-from-san-antonio-receives-2-year-prison-sentence-in-false-tax-return-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/501762\/","title":{"rendered":"Former IRS employee from San Antonio receives 2-year prison sentence in false tax return investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee from San Antonio has been sentenced to two years in prison in connection with a false tax return investigation. <\/p>\n

Hector Cavazos, 63, was previously indicted on 27 counts of preparing false tax returns on Sept. 4, 2024, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release. He later pleaded guilty to one count on July 1, 2025. <\/p>\n

Cavazos had owned and operated a tax return business, where he assisted in the preparation of 61 false tax returns for 13 taxpayer-clients and one undercover agent for tax years 2016 to 2021. <\/p>\n

During the investigation, authorities discovered that Cavazos did not sign any returns as a paid preparer. <\/p>\n

According to the Justice Department, the 61 violations amounted to a tax loss of $579,682. <\/p>\n

In addition to the two-year prison sentence, Cavazos was ordered to pay a $150,000 fine. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery also barred Cavazos from assisting with tax returns. <\/p>\n

Cavazos had been previously employed with the IRS until 1996, when he was arrested and charged with fraud in the Eastern District of California. <\/p>\n

He later pleaded guilty to conspiracy and collusion with another person to defraud the U.S. and was sentenced to two months in prison back in November 2000. <\/p>\n

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