21 May 2012 04:08:24
CULTURE WARS
WND.com CULTURE WARS WND.com Here's a return right here: We've got a $10300 refund for nine nieces and nephews.в And if you think this is a relatively new IRS scam, consider the report for the Center for Immigration Studies prepared by Peter A. Schulkin, who holds a PhD in ... Identity thieves filing fake returns using data on real taxpayers20 May 2012 18:07:58
Tax fraud cases are tough to prosecute
Tax fraud cases are tough to prosecute Northwest News and Tribune Sometimes the suspects have step-by-step instructions on committing tax fraud by filing returns with stolen information in order to get fraudulent refunds from the IRS and, ultimately, taxpayers. They often have prepaid debit cards used as accounts to ...
18 May 2012 15:50:37
Man Arrested for Using Dead Preparer's Identity to File Tax Returns
Man Arrested for Using Dead Preparer's Identity to File Tax Returns Accounting Today Halpern prepared and filed 657 fraudulent federal income tax returns with the IRS in 2009 and 2010 using the Electronic Filing Identification Number of a deceased tax return preparer, according to documents filed in the case by the IRS and prosecutors ...
18 May 2012 04:04:21
USDOJ: Defendants in Alabama Plead Guilty in Two Separate Stolen Identity ...
USDOJ: Defendants in Alabama Plead Guilty in Two Separate Stolen Identity ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Three defendants in separate cases involving the use of stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns have pleaded guilty in the Middle District of Alabama, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) announced today. Crystal ...
17 May 2012 22:43:39
San Antonio tax return biz had 96 percent success rate -- at cheating IRS ...
San Antonio tax return biz had 96 percent success rate -- at cheating IRS ... Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog) The feds are seeking to shut down a Texas couple's tax return preparation business that is accused of underestimated clients' federal taxes by more than $2 million. The Justice Department sued Pete Gutierrez and Jeanette Gutierrez, who do business as ...
17 May 2012 10:10:35
Alabama sisters sent to prison for roles in stolen identity refund fraud
Alabama sisters sent to prison for roles in stolen identity refund fraud WSFA Loretta Fergerson and her sister, Tracey Fergerson, both of Montgomery, Ala., were each sentenced to 115 months prison for their involvement in a conspiracy to file claims for false income tax refunds using stolen identities, the Justice Department and ...
16 May 2012 02:00:19
HP Loses Suit Against IRS; Sought Over $190M Tax Refund
HP Loses Suit Against IRS ; Sought Over $190M Tax Refund Forbes Reuters notes that Judge Joseph Goeke of United States Tax Court in Washington, DC, ruled against HP, which had sued the IRS in 2009 seeking the refunds . The IRS had asserted that the approach HP used involved creating artificial financial benefits ...
13 May 2012 02:56:43
Poaching from the dead for tax refunds
Accounting Today Poaching from the dead for tax refunds San Francisco Chronicle Ten months later, his parents tried to e-file their 2010 tax return listing him as a dependent, only to have the IRS block it based on information that made the family sick: Someone else had applied for a refund claiming him as their child. "It was ... LifeLock CEO Offers Identity Theft Service to IRS Tax cheats use public list to steal identities of deceasedПодробнее: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi
12 May 2012 05:46:40
Two Tulare Men Charged in IRS Refund Scheme
Two Tulare Men Charged in IRS Refund Scheme KSEE On April 19, 2012, Olivares and Martin were charged with 79 counts of wire fraud resulting from their scheme to defraud clients of tax refunds . According to the indictment, from January to May 2008, Olivares and Martin defrauded clients of Olivares's ...
08 May 2012 21:01:46
IRS may issue $26 billion in fraudulent tax refunds, watchdog tells Congress
WPTV IRS may issue $26 billion in fraudulent tax refunds , watchdog tells Congress Washington Post (blog) By Ed O'Keefe The Internal Revenue Service doesn't know how many identity thieves are filing fraudulent tax returns, and the agency risks issuing approximately $26 billion in fraudulent tax refunds tied to identity theft in the next five years, a ... Identity thieves could rake in $26 billion in tax refunds IRS considering delaying tax refunds until summer to deal with growing crime ... IRS Warns Of Tax Refund Scam - -