A 67-year-old woman was sent behind bars and ordered to repay more than $400,000 to the state last month in connection with a fraud scheme involving a fake construction company.
According to what Revenu Québec explained on Thursday, Esther Millien Linares had set up a false company using nominees. The fraudster used this so-called business to claim GST and QST credits from governments.
“The investigation notably demonstrated that Ms. Linares and her company requested a total reimbursement of $438,428.30 by making 48 fraudulent tax declarations in which a false turnover was declared,” explained Revenu Québec, specifying that the fraud was committed between 2014 and 2018.
“The company’s nominees and staff had no real tasks. Furthermore, the staff members did not have the skills required to carry out their so-called work in connection with a supposed construction company,” the company added.
Revenu Québec clarified that certain nominees were, in fact, cheated by Ms. Linares and lost money in this story.
For these reasons, the woman was ordered to repay a little more than $405,000 and serve 24 months in detention.
2023-12-21 22:40:26
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