Enforcement Actions Taken On Identity Theft Investigations
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 @ 9:07PM
During the week of January 23, 2012, IRS Criminal Investigation took the following enforcement actions against individuals who committed, or are alleged to have committed, identity theft. Below are press releases from the Department of Justice, Tax Division, or the U.S. Attorneys’ offices where the enforcement actions took place. The below releases are not all inclusive of criminal actions taken across the United States. Please see map for cities where all criminal and civil actions took place during the week.
|
Release Date
|
Release Number
|
City, State |
Title of Release |
| 02/02/12 |
2012-023 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Former Buckeye Resident Indicted for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds |
| 01/27/12 |
none |
Detroit, MI |
Conspirators Charged for Submitting False Tax Returns to the IRS Using Deceased Identities |
| 01/27/12 |
none |
Dayton, OH |
Three Ohioans Indicted in Conspiracy to Defraud the Internal Revenue Service |
| 01/27/12 |
12-031 |
Newark, NJ |
Two New Jersey Residents Indicted Separately for Conspiracy to File False Tax Returns |
| 01/27/12 |
12-036 |
Manhattan, NY |
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Four Defendants for Participating in Tax Refund Schemes Involving Nearly $5 Million |
| 01/26/12 |
none |
Memphis, TN |
Memphis Residents Indicted In Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme |
| 01/26/12 |
none |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Indictment Unsealed Charging Enid Man with Identity Fraud and Filing False Tax Returns |
| 01/26/12 |
none |
Dayton, OH |
Dayton Man Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud |
| 01/26/12 |
none |
Cleveland, OH |
Criminal Information Charging David T. Tufts and Nelida I. Velasco |
| 01/26/12 |
none |
Los Angeles, CA |
Five Indicted for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns with Stolen Identities |
| 01/26/12 |
12-032 |
Manhattan, NY |
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Yonkers Resident with Impersonating an IRS Officer in Furtherance of a Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme |
| 01/25/12 |
none |
Cleveland, OH |
Six People Charged with Various Offenses Related to a Scheme to Defraud the Internal Revenue Service |
| 01/25/12 |
none |
Montgomery, AL |
Montgomery Woman Indicted for Stealing Identities from the Department of Human Resources |
| 01/25/12 |
12-026 |
Bronx, NY |
Three New York Men Admit to Conspiring to Defraud the U.S. Treasury Department of $300,000 |
| 01/25/12 |
12-028 |
Newark, NJ |
Bergen County, N.J., Man Admits to Taking Part in Large-Scale Identity Theft Ring |
| 01/25/12 |
1_25b_12 |
Denver, CO |
Colorado Springs Man Indicted on Identity Theft and Fraud |
| 01/25/12 |
12-103 |
Cleveland, OH |
Six Charged in Scheme to Use Identities of Deceased People to Get Tax Refunds |
| 01/24/12 |
12-026 |
Newark, NJ |
Dayton, N.J., Mail Carrier Arrested, Facing Multiple Charges in Connection with Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme |
| 01/24/12 |
none |
Tallahassee, FL |
Nine Defendants Indicted In Tax Refund Scheme |
| 01/24/12 |
12-099 |
Montgomery, AL |
Alabama Return Preparers Plead Guilty to Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme |
| 01/24/12 |
12-098 |
Las Cruces, NM |
New Mexico Man Indicted for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds |
| 01/24/12 |
12-097 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
Louisiana Tax Return Preparer Indicted for Tax Fraud, Wire Fraud and Identity Theft |
| 01/24/12 |
12-096 |
Montgomery, AL |
Witness in Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Trial Indicted in Alabama for Perjury |
| 01/24/12 |
12-094 |
Montgomery, AL |
Owner of Alabama Tax Business Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme |
| 01/23/12 |
01-23-12 |
Sacramento, CA |
Three Sacramento Women Arrested For Stealing Taxpayers’ Identities And Their Tax Refunds |
| 01/23/12 |
120123-04 |
Miami, FL |
Operators of Check Cashing Store Charged with Conspiracy in Connection with IRS Tax Refund Check Cashing Scheme |
| 01/23/12 |
none |
Pensacola, FL |
Five Indicted For Fraudulent Prisoner Income Tax Refund Scheme |
| 01/23/12 |
12-088 |
Montgomery, AL |
State of Alabama Employee Indicted for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud |
| 01/23/12 |
12-087 |
Montgomery, AL |
Three Indicted in Alabama in Conspiracy to Obtain Tax Refunds Using Stolen Identities |
| 01/23/12 |
12-086 |
Montgomery, AL |
Alabama Woman Indicted for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds |
Posted by Robert Strait
Categories: Law enforcement
