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Two PB Men Convicted of $700,000 ID Theft, Fraud
By Paula McMahon Sun Sentinel April 10, 2015 5:48 p.m. Two Palm Beach County men have been convicted of taking part in an identity theft conspiracy involving more than 1,000 fraudulent income tax returns, yielding about $700,000 in refunds, federal prosecutors announced Friday. Lukner Blanc, 31, of Royal Palm Beach, and…
Three Individuals Plead Guilty in Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 20, 2015 • Southern District of Florida (313) 226-9100 Three individuals, including a former employee of the U.S. Postal Service, have pled guilty based on their participation in an identity theft tax refund fraud scheme. Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida,…
Miami Dade College Student Convicted for Her Involvement in a Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Her Student Financial Services Account
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 19, 2015 • Southern District of Florida (313) 226-9100 After a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Laquisha Q. Johnson, 24, of Opa Locka, Florida, for her involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme that utilized her student Higher One financial services account. Johnson…
Taxpayers Ready to Do More to Fight Tax Fraud
Kansas City, Mo. (March 17, 2015) By Michael Cohn Taxpayers are willing to go through more steps when preparing their tax returns, such as confirming their identifications and proving additional documentation, if it can help combat tax fraud and identity theft, according to a new survey. The survey, by H&R Block,…
Hackers are stealing your tax refund
By Jose Pagliery The recent slew of massive hacks are costing you money — your U.S. government tax refund. Last year alone, hackers stole more than 6.5 million Social Security numbers. The number of SSNs stolen this year might be significantly higher, given the recent Anthem hack of 80 million customers. (The…
IRS: Budget cuts could cause agency shutdown
In a recent article by The Hill the writer noted that IRS Commissioner John Koskinen recently said that the agency will have to hold off on $200 million of IT improvements as a result of recent budget cuts which means that the IRS will not be able to implement identity…
