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Five Suspects in ID-Theft Ring Jailed in Broward
By Tonya Alanez, Sun Sentinel – March 13, 2013 A ring of five identity thieves who stole and negotiated the sale of more than 6,000 victims’ personal information is now behind bars, authorities said Wednesday. With the help of a confidential informant, the Broward Sheriff’s Office in December began an…
To Catch a Thief
Citizens Against Government Waste, a private, non-partisan, non-profit organization, dedicated to fighting and eliminating waste in government, wrote an informative article on March 7, 2013 pertaining to the identity theft-based tax refund fraud problem facing our nation. By Leslie Paige ‘Tis the season…for tax refund fraud. And the 2012 filing…
TIGTA: Billions of Dollars in Identity-Theft-Related Tax Refund Fraud Go Undetected
A report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration – July 19, 2012 WASHINGTON — The impact of identity theft on tax administration is significantly greater than the amount the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) detects and prevents, according to a new audit report released publicly today by the Treasury…
Update on Tax Refund Fraud and Related Identity Theft
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing this Advisory to remind financial institutions of previously-published information concerning tax refund fraud and the subsequent reporting of such activity through the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).1 Identity theft can be a precursor to tax refund fraud because individual income tax…
Broward Man Slapped with Stiff 13-Year Prison Sentence in ID-Theft, Tax-Fraud Case
February 22, 2013 Rodney St. Fleur admitted in federal court Friday that he stole thousands of Social Security numbers of prison inmates through LexisNexis database searches at his employer’s law office in North Miami. St. Fleur then sold the valuable digits to a gang member accused of filing millions of…
IRS Cracks Down On Identity Theft, Tax Fraud
February 7, 2013 With tax filing season heating up, an aggressive Internal Revenue Service crackdown is targeting the growing problem of criminals who use stolen identities to seek tens of thousands of dollars in fraudulent tax refunds. Acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller said Thursday that a January sweep in…
