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104,000 Taxpayers’ Personal Info Stolen from IRS Website
The Associated Press May 27th 2015 8:20AM By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER WASHINGTON — More than 100,000 taxpayers have had their personal tax information stolen from an IRS website as part of an elaborate scheme to claim fraudulent tax refunds. The information was stolen from an online system called "Get Transcript," where…
Miami Dade College Student Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Student Financial Services Accounts
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 13, 2015 • Southern District of Florida (313) 226-9100 A Miami Dade College student was sentenced to 51 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $29,289, for his participation in a stolen identity…
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,…
