Case # 17CF0910
Date: April 13, 2017
LOS ANGELES DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARGED WITH FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS AND FAILING TO REPORT CAPITAL GAINS OVER $328,000
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Deputy District Attorney with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office was charged on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, with filing false tax returns and failing to report capital gains over $328,000 from the sale of a rental property.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Nicole Lai Nhu Vo, 39, Tustin |
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Five years and eight months in state prison |
To be determined |
Vo is accused of the following:
- Filing false tax returns by claiming a property she owned in Redondo Beach was her personal residence in 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014, under penalty of perjury
- Willfully failing to report rental income on her tax return for the year 2012
- Not residing in the Redondo Beach property and renting it to tenants between 2010 and 2014, then failing to report the annual rental income on her tax returns
- Failing to report capital gains of more than $328,000 from the sale of the rental property
- Having an unpaid tax liability of over $25,000 due to the fraudulent tax returns
The California Franchise Tax Board investigated this case.
Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney William Overtoom, Major Fraud Unit