OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Texas woman to more than 10 years in prison on payroll and tax fraud charges.
U.S. Attorney Sanford Coats said Friday U.S. District Judge David Russell sentenced 38-year-old Sandra Saldana of Dallas after she admitted defrauding several payroll companies, including one in Oklahoma City, and filing false federal income tax returns.
Russell also ordered Saldana to pay $526,667 in restitution to 11 payroll companies and the Internal Revenue Service.
Prosecutors alleged that Saldana previously worked at accounting jobs in Dallas and stole bank account details and former co-workers' personal information. They also alleged Saldana filed or attempted to file 136 false federal income tax returns from 2012 to 2014.
Saldano's attorney, Tony Lacy of the Federal Public Defender's Office, declined comment on the case.