United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy | U.S. Department of Justice
A Quincy man has been sentenced in federal court for his involvement in a tax fraud scheme and making false statements related to a workplace accident. Mauricio Baiense, 57, received an 18-month prison sentence from U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young, followed by one year of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $2,824,577.45 in restitution.
In April 2024, Baiense admitted guilt to several charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States and failure to collect and pay taxes. His indictment came in August 2022 by a federal grand jury.
Baiense owned Contract Framing Builders, Inc., a construction company based in Medford. He was responsible for filing the company's quarterly employment tax returns and managing payroll taxes withheld from employees' wages. From 2013 through 2017, he orchestrated approximately $11 million worth of checks drawn on CFB’s corporate bank account to entities he controlled under false pretenses. These funds were used for an off-the-books cash payroll system that went unreported to the IRS.
Furthermore, Baiense was involved in preparing fraudulent tax returns that understated employee wages. During an investigation into a fatal workplace accident involving one of his employees, Baiense falsely claimed under oath that the deceased did not work for him.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy along with other officials from various departments including Stuart M. Goldberg from the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Jeff Erskine from OSHA Region 1.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Tobin and Trial Attorney Thomas F. Koelbl prosecuted the case with assistance from multiple federal agencies.