A crooked tax preparer spent more than $5.5 million of his businesses proceeds on properties in the United States and elsewhere, along with Jewelry, cars and gambling. Ariel Jimenez, who was convicted on a variety of charges, also filed thousands of tax returns claiming nearly $38 million in Earned Income Tax Credit.

The number of self-prepared efiles received dropped slight year-over year in the last weekly filing report from the Internal Revenue Service. But given last year’s delayed season and this year’s apparent delay in filings, any analysis is difficult.

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