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Two More Defendants Sentenced in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme Resulting in Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Activity
U.S. Attorney’s Office July 07, 2014 Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, Donnell Young, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), George L. Piro, Special Agent in…
IRS Slow to Respond to Rubio’s Concerns About Identity Theft
Identity theft up 1,200 percent since 2008 BY: Elizabeth Harrington June 25, 2014 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has taken months to respond to concerns about identify theft, which has grown more than 1,200 percent since 2008, and ignored a letter sent by Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) asking how successful…
Doctors victimized in ID theft fraud
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD — Many doctors and other health care professionals nationwide have been victimized this year by identity theft used to fraudulently obtain federal and state tax refunds — and their numbers are growing, medical industry and government officials say. The number of doctors, dentists and…
Letter from 37 Congressmen to the IRS
On April 15, 2014, 37 congressmen and congresswomen sent an important letter to John Koskinen, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. In the letter, the growing problem of identity theft-related tax fraud was outlined, citing over 640,000 cases on 2012. Read Letter >>
Tampa Woman Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Tax Fraud
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 24, 2014 TAMPA—U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich today sentenced Tiki Simone Dennis to six years and two months in federal prison for tax fraud and aggravated identity theft. The court also ordered Dennis to pay $222,767.00 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service. As part…
Four Defendants Sentenced in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme Resulting in Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Activity
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 23, 2014 Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division; Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI); George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal…
