The three worked for Miami Gardens-based Cherfils Enterprises whose owner, Nixon Cyrus Cherfils, was sentenced to prison for four years and ordered to pay the almost $3.5 million. 

The other two were Kerline Pierre, who was sentenced to 28 month in prison, and Jonas Augustin, who drew eight months in prison and nine months house arrest. All three were sentenced for conspiracy to file false tax returns. 

Cherfils and Pierre also were convicted of wire fraud for applying for and fraudulently obtaining several loans under the CARES Act.  Cherfis was ordered to pay $380,232 in restitution to the U.S. Small Business Administration.  Pierre is to repay  $319,952.

The two submitted phony tax returns and information in support of their loan applications, even though they did not file tax returns during the years claimed.