Five face money laundering and fraud charges in years-long tax preparer scheme

BOSTON, April 27, 2026 – Five people are facing money laundering and various fraud-related charges after a Suffolk grand jury returned indictments earlier this month stemming from a multi-agency investigation into a tax scheme in Chelsea, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.

DANNY OVIEDO, 37, of Lynn was charged Friday in Suffolk Superior court with three counts of larceny over $1,200 by single scheme, six counts of forgery of a document, six counts of utter false writing, three counts of identity fraud, three counts of aiding in false tax return, three counts of false tax return, two counts of failure to file tax return, larceny by false pretense in a commercial transaction, and money laundering.

MIRIAN PINEDA, 58, of Revere was charged with money laundering, larceny by false pretense in a commercial transaction, false tax return, and nine counts of failure to file tax return…

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