# Connecticut Tax Preparer Accused of Claiming False Crypto Losses

By Riza Dagoc

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Published: 2026-10-26T01:55:53.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-26T01:55:53.000Z
Section: Regulation

> Prosecutors also allege refund forms directed portions of some clients’ money to accounts connected to Trujillo and an associate. She faces 19 counts.

Federal prosecutors in Connecticut accuse tax preparer Yuridia Trujillo of claiming stock and cryptocurrency losses on clients’ tax returns for assets they never owned, alongside other alleged false entries and refund diversions.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced the charges Oct. 22, saying Trujillo, 43, of Meriden, worked as a tax preparer under the business name Yuri’s LLC. She prepared at least 4,335 returns for tax years 2017 through 2024. Prosecutors allege many of those filings contained false entries, but do not accuse her of falsifying every return.

Prosecutors allege some returns treated clients as having sold cryptocurrency or stock they did not own, with losses claimed on those transactions. Other alleged entries included false deductions for IRA contributions and child and dependent care expenses, fabricated businesses and business deductions, and fictitious rental properties. Some returns allegedly reported little or no income from rental properties while claiming significant expenses.

Prosecutors also allege refund-allocation forms listed bank details for Trujillo and an associate, directing portions of some clients’ refunds to accounts connected to them. Form 8888 lets taxpayers split a direct-deposit refund among as many as three bank accounts.

For digital assets held for personal or investment purposes, selling or otherwise disposing of them generally produces a capital gain or loss. Calculating the amount requires identifying the asset, transaction date and time, number of units, fair market value and cost basis. This calculation depends on details of the particular asset transaction. Sales and other capital dispositions are reported on Form 8949. Separately, taxpayers must keep records of digital-asset purchases, receipts, sales, exchanges and other dispositions to support positions on federal returns.

A grand jury returned the indictment Oct. 7, and Trujillo was arrested Oct. 9 and released on a $50,000 bond pending trial. She faces 19 counts of aiding and assisting in preparing and presenting false income tax returns, each carrying a maximum sentence of three years in prison. Trujillo is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.