Authorities say a tax preparer in Albuquerque has been indicted for filing fraudulent tax returns using stolen identities.
They say 54-year-old Flora Mascarenas has been charged with two felony counts each of identity theft, forgery and computer access with intent to defraud or embezzle.
Authorities say the charges carry a maximum sentence of nine years in prison and $30,000 in fines.
Mascarenas was indicted by a Bernalillo County Grand Jury in the Second Judicial District of New Mexico.
In 2011 and 2012, Mascarenas allegedly filed false electronic personal income tax returns with the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department utilizing personal identifying information of individuals without their authorization or consent.
It was unclear Thursday if Mascarenas has a lawyer.
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