Orlando Man Sentenced to Prison in Payroll Tax and Wire Fraud Case

Santiago Humberto Erazo-Zelaya, 32, of Orlando, has been sentenced in Jacksonville, Florida, to one year and two months in federal prison. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard imposed the sentence for conspiracy to commit tax fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

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The court ordered Erazo-Zelaya to pay $765,446.00 in restitution to the IRS for unpaid payroll taxes. The court also ordered $26,720.12 in restitution to an insurance company tied to a workers' compensation claim.

In addition to the restitution orders, the court entered a money judgment against Erazo-Zelaya in the amount of $181,529. That figure represents the proceeds of the wire fraud referenced in the case.

The source does not provide additional details on the construction payroll scheme beyond the fraud charges and the restitution and forfeiture amounts ordered by the court.

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