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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…
IRS Combats Identity Theft and Refund Fraud on Many Fronts
IRS YouTube Videos ID Theft: IRS Efforts on Identity Theft: IRS Identity Theft FAQ: First Steps for Victims: FS-2015-1, January 2015 Stopping identity theft and refund fraud is a top priority for the Internal Revenue Service. For the 2015 filing season, the IRS continues to expand these efforts to better…
Refund Crimes
Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Criminal Investigation serves the American public by investigating potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes in a manner that fosters confidence in the tax system and compliance with the law. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Office of Refund Crimes Mission:…
Miami-Dade Resident Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison in Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2015 · Southern District of Florida (313) 226-9100 Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI),…
Prisoner Tax Refund Fraud
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Final Report issued on September 25, 2014 Highlights of Reference Number: 2014-40-091 to the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner for the Wage and Investment Division. Delays Continue in Completing Agreements to Share Information With Prisons, and Reports to Congress Are Not Timely or Complete IMPACT ON…
University Of South Dakota Athletes Ran Tax-Fraud Scheme, Made $400,000
By Regina Garcia Cano SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — He wore a hoodie and a stocking cap as he made multiple trips to an ATM on a warm day in April 2012, cutting a suspicious enough figure that a concerned citizen tipped off police in the college town. Using surveillance…
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…
Hollywood Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Case Involving Theft of More Than 5,000 Identities
U.S. Attorney’s Office October 22, 2014 Southern District of Florida (313) 226-9100 Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service,…
