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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…
ID theft gets new focus Tax season is prime time in a state already at the top of the FBI’s problem list, authorities say
By Linda Trischitta Staff writer It’s time to do tax returns and here’s some motivation to get it done quickly: Identity thieves will try to get your refund before you do. FBI Miami chief Michael Steinbach called ID theft a "huge, growing problem" in South Florida, which in 2012 led…
IRS Criminal Investigation Issues Annual Report
IR-2014-18, Feb. 24, 2014 WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today announced the release of its IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) Annual Report for fiscal year 2013, reflecting significant increases in enforcement actions against tax criminals and a robust rise in convictions, including identity theft. CI investigates potential criminal violations of…
Two Defendants Sentenced in Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Thousands of Patients’ Personal Identity Information
U.S. Attorney’s Office February 28, 2014 Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; and Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announce that defendants Tiffany…
Three Sentenced in Orange County Health Department Identity Theft Scheme
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 04, 2014 ORLANDO—U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. sentenced Delray Duncan, Gerald Williams, and Shanterica Smith to federal prison yesterday for identity theft. Specifically, the court sentenced Duncan to 42 months in federal prison, Williams to 54 months in federal prison, and Smith to 60…
Portland Man Sentenced For Tax Refund Fraud Received over $296,000 in Fraudulent Refund
PORTLAND, Ore. – Ricky Lee Greenwood, 32, of Portland, Oregon, was sentenced in federal court for a wide-spread tax refund fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney S. Amanda Marshall for the District of Oregon. Today, Greenwood was sentenced to 40 months in prison. The sentence will be followed by three years…
Two Defendants Convicted in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme Resulting in Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Activity
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 05, 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…
Miami Resident Sentenced to 81 Months in IRS Fraudulent Refund Scheme
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 21, 2014 Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI); George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; and Daniel C. Alexander,…
IRS Criminal Investigation Combats Identity Theft Refund Fraud
FS-2014-3, January 2014 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has seen a significant increase in refund fraud that involves identity thieves who file false claims for refunds by stealing and using someone’s Social Security number. The investigative work done by Criminal Investigation (CI) is a major component of the IRS’s efforts…
Feds charge 25 suspects with ID theft, tax fraud in South Florida take-down
By Jay Weaver (jweaver@MiamiHerald.com) At the height of tax season, federal authorities announced Thursday they have charged 25 South Florida suspects — including a Miami-Dade public school employee —with stealing personal information from unwitting victims such as students to file fraudulent income-tax returns in their names. All but one of…
Leader of Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Ring Sentenced to Jail
www.USDOJ.gov Thursday, Marcy 13, 2014 WASHINGTON – Christopher Davis, of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced today to serve 60 months in prison, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama. Davis was also ordered…
Plant City Woman Sentenced to Prison in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 30, 2014 TAMPA—U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Jennifer Meier Hunt to two years and six months in federal prison for committing stolen identity refund fraud. As part of her sentence, the court also entered a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $97,238,…
