A man from Westchester County, New York… known as “the Magician”… has been charged in connection with a massive $100 million tax fraud scheme involving tens of thousands of false federal income tax returns. Rafael Alvarez, the CEO of ATAX New York, is now accused of orchestrating a decade-long scheme where his company submitted tax returns with fabricated deductions and credits, defrauding the IRS of over $100 million. His skills in filing false returns earned him the nickname “the Magician” among his clients. Over the time period involved, federal investigators say his company prepared about 90,000 federal income tax returns for customers.