ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — An Alamogordo woman is accused of fraudulently filing income tax returns for other people to steal their refunds.
An April 12 indictment by an Otero County grand jury charges 43-year-old Tanya Skoropad with 180 criminal counts, including dozens each of tax fraud, identity theft and computer access with intent to defraud or embezzle.
The state Taxation and Revenue Department conducted the investigation leading to the indictment and says Skoropad could be sentenced to up to 270 years in prison if convicted of the charges.
The department says Skoropad tried to defraud the state of between $24,500 and $122,500 by filing tax returns for 14 people without their permission.
There's no phone listed under Skoropad's name, and court records don't list an attorney who could comment on the allegations.