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Prisoners get millions from IRS in bogus refund claims, watchdog finds
Published November 29, 2014 FoxNews.com Hundreds of thousands of prisoners are filing phony tax refund claims and the IRS is not doing enough to quash the problem, according to a watchdog report. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) said in its report Tuesday that refund fraud associated with…
Prisoner Tax Refund Fraud
September 25, 2014 Delays continue in completing agreements to share information with prisons, and reports to congress are not timely or complete Reference Number: 2014-40-091 IMPACT ON TAXPAYERS Refund fraud associated with prisoner Social Security Numbers remains a significant problem for tax administration. The number of fraudulent tax returns filed…
19 Statesboro Residents Indicted/Charged in Identity Theft, IRS Fraud Case
By Savannah Morning News The federal grand jury sitting in Savannah returned six indictments Tuesday charging 12 defendants with 115 violations of federal law involving fraudulent tax returns. The federal crimes charged in these indictments range from a conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service to identity theft from medical…
New Laws Urged to Cut ‘Epidemic’ of ID Theft
By Donna Gehrke-White, Sun Sentinel 6:12 a.m. EDT, April 16, 2013 As South Floridians rushed to file their taxes on Monday, congressional lawmakers said they would push for tougher laws to help cut down on what law enforcement officials continue to call an “epidemic” of tax-related theft in the region….
Two Brevard County Residents Charged with Tax Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
ORLANDO—United States Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announces the return of an indictment charging Abdul Cunningham and Jana Harris-Cunningham with five counts of wire fraud, five counts of filing a false claim with the Internal Revenue Service, four counts of theft of government property, and five counts of aggravated identity theft….
IRS Gets Help Fighting Identity Theft Tax Fraud
The number of IRS criminal investigators in the Tampa area more than doubled Friday when 30 officers from 10 state and local agencies were sworn in as IRS deputies. The additional manpower is part of a comprehensive effort to combat the identity theft tax refund fraud that has exploded in…
