Woburn man charged with evading $1.2 million in income tax

"Between 2018 and 2023, Brito owned Boston Quality Cleaning Services, a Medford-based janitorial company, and underreported its income by more than $20 million. Investigators say during that time, Brito also evaded more than $1.2 million in personal income taxes."

"Investigators say Brito cashed checks made payable to his company at check-cashing businesses instead of depositing them into the company's bank account. He is also accused of providing incomplete financial records to his tax preparers, resulting in inaccurate tax returns filed with the state Department of Revenue."

"From these false figures, Brito then took deductions and substantially underreported his business income on his personal income tax returns filed with the Department of Revenue."

Jean Brito, 47, faces ten criminal charges including five counts of tax evasion and five counts of filing false tax returns. Operating Boston Quality Cleaning Services in Medford, Brito allegedly underreported more than $20 million in business income and evaded over $1.2 million in personal income taxes from 2018 to 2023. He cashed company checks at check-cashing businesses rather than depositing them into the company account and provided incomplete financial records to tax preparers, resulting in inaccurate state tax returns. Brito pleaded not guilty at his arraignment and was released with conditions including passport surrender and travel restrictions to New England. A February search warrant recovered approximately $35,000 in cash and documents from his home and business.

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