Man Charged in $1-Million Scheme to Fleece IRS
A West Los Angeles man has been charged with filing false income tax returns using real people’s names and Social Security numbers as part of a plan to fleece the IRS out of more than $1 million, U.S. Atty. Lourdes G. Baird said Wednesday.
Frederic N. Flenner, 48, faces as much as 75 years in prison and $1.8 million in fines after his indictment on seven counts of filing false tax returns and eight counts of mail fraud, Baird said.
Flenner, who could not be reached for comment, entered a plea of not guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge Harry L. Hupp.
Prosecutors said Flenner created fictitious W-2 forms and sent them in with fraudulent tax returns.
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