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Tenafly Man Admits Filing 18 Phony Tax Returns to Obtain Tax Refunds

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Tenafly NJ, a Bergen County, New Jersey, man today admitted filing 18 fraudulent tax returns in victims’ names to obtain tax refunds to which he was not entitled, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

Emmanuel A. Barrientos-Fermin, 33, of Tenafly, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an indictment charging him with one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft.

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