She pleaded not guilty to identity theft, forgery and other charges Wednesday at her arraignment and was ordered held on $1 million cash bail or $2 million bond.
Long Island tax preparer indicted
Accused of stealing almost $19 million.
GARDEN CITY Prosecutors say Diana Allifi used personal
information from her clients and filed electronic tax returns with
both the IRS and New York tax department, indicating that any
refunds be sent directly to her Riverhead home office. She is also
accused of obtaining bank loans using the anticipated tax refunds
as collateral.
