By City News Service
Apr 27, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Santa Clarita Valley man who claimed to be a tax preparer was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for defrauding his clients out of more than $4 million by falsely promising huge windfalls from a sham federal program that purportedly would issue large grants to them.
Edgardo Zeta Montalban, 70, of Valencia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr., who said Montalban “exploited human frailty in conducting his fraud. Blumenfeld said the criminal conduct in this case was “despicable, cruel and callous, and it caused “devastating effects on numerous victims, according to the U.S. Attorney s Office.
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Santa Clarita Valley Man Sentenced To Seven Years For $4 Million Tax Preparation Con
A Santa Clarita Valley man who claimed to be a tax preparer was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Tuesday for defrauding his clients out of more than $4 million with false promises of windfalls from federal grants.
Edgardo Zeta Montalban, 70, of Valencia, was sentenced to 84 months by United States District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. on Tuesday, who said Montalban “exploited human frailty” in conducting his fraud. Judge Blumenfeld said the criminal conduct in this case was “despicable, cruel and callous,” and it caused “devastating effects on numerous victims.”
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20,256 in the City of Santa Clarita (+9)
47 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
839 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+2)
3,724 in Castaic (+2)
68 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
1 in Placerita Canyon
17 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
128 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
40 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country (+1)
1,135 in Stevenson Ranch (+1)
336 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
191 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia (+1) As of Monday, April 23, public health officials have recorded 1,987 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,448 at the North County Correctional Facility. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.