A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia has indicted three Atlanta-area men over a scheme prosecutors say pulled in more than 16,000 IRS refund checks worth over $74 million. The U.S. Attorney’s office announced the charges on October 14, the day the men were arraigned in Atlanta. The men are accused only. The indictment is not a finding of guilt, and none has been tried.
What the Atlanta indictment alleges
The defendants are Gustavo Rojano Salazar, 41, Gabriel Rojano Salazar, 49, and Andres Huerta Rendon, 43, all Mexican nationals living in the Atlanta area. The grand jury returned the indictment on October 6. They were arraigned October 14 before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Justin S. Anand and are held by the U.S. Marshals Service while the case proceeds.
All three face charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. Gustavo and Gabriel Rojano Salazar also face a count of making a false statement on an immigration form. Prosecutors say the two denied on immigration applications that they had ever committed a crime. The release gives no count totals and no maximum penalties…