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Former Southbridge resident sentenced to 22 years in jail for homebuyers tax-credit fraud

By Jenifer B. McKim

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 10, 2012

A former Southbridge resident was sentenced Thursday to nearly 22 years in prison for his involvement in a tax credit fraud scam related to the federal first-time home buyer tax credit program. Junior A. Lopez was sentenced in US District Court in Worcester for his involvement in a 2008 scam involving more than 50 fraudulent tax forms and $500,000 in refunds, prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty last year to fraud-related charges linked to the federal program, which was aimed at stimulating the sluggish US housing market

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