Prison for Woman Who Hid Business in Bankruptcy | Daily Business Review
That helped earn her a two-year prison term Tuesday on a conviction for money laundering, concealing assets and trafficking in counterfeit merchandise.
Prosecutors say Tascon, 40, operated a showroom out of her home in Miami’s quaint Coconut Grove neighborhood, where she sold counterfeit designer handbags, wallets, watches and other merchandise. They say this business generated more than $700,000, which Tascon laundered through other people’s bank accounts and failed to disclose when she successfully filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Tascon cinched a bankruptcy discharge in 2014 after dismissals for failure to file information in 2010 and 2011, according to court files.
Prosecutors charged Tascon by indictment in January, and she pleaded guilty to money laundering, concealing assets and trafficking in counterfeit goods. As part of her sentence, she agreed to forfeit nearly $78,950 and two properties in Miami. Public records show she owns a riverfront condo and four-bedroom house that sold for nearly $1.28 million in 2011.
U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks handed down a 24-month prison sentence followed by two years of supervised release.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert Emery, Daya Nathan and Eloisa Fernandez handled the prosecution.
Samantha Joseph can be reached at 954-468-2614.
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