Albuquerque tax preparer is indicted for identify theft

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – 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 Distri