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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to USAO - New York, Southern news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Bronx Tax Preparer Sentenced To Prison For Filing Tens Of Thousands Of False Tax Returns Causing $145 Million In Fraudulent Tax Loss 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RAFAEL ALVAREZ, a/k/a "the Magician," was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken to four years in prison in connection with his orchestration of a decade-long, $145 million tax fraud scheme.   USDA Employee And Five Others Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Food Stamp Fraud And Bribery Scheme 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Perry Carbone, Attorney for the United States, Acting under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515; Charmeka Parker, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General ("USDA-OIG"); and Christopher G. Raia, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced the unsealing of a Superseding Indictment charging six individuals in connection with a sprawling fraud and bribery scheme that generated over $66 million in unauthorized transactions under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("SNAP")—colloquially known as food stamps.  You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys