SCRANTON – A brazen $100,000 tax refund scam has been uncovered in the Northeastern Pennsylvania region, with a local man facing federal charges for allegedly running a stolen identity tax refund scheme.
Diomedes Rodriguez-Nunez, 27, of Allentown, was charged in a Criminal Information filed January 15, 2016, in federal court in Scranton with conspiracy to make false claims against the government.
According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, the Information alleges that Rodriguez-Nunez operated Dio Multiservices in Taylor, Pennsylvania, and that co-conspirators used the identities of unknowing third parties to prepare and file fraudulent federal income tax returns.
The Information also alleges that Rodriguez-Nunez deposited and cashed fraudulently obtained tax refund checks totaling more than $100,000 between July and September 2013.
The government also filed a plea agreement with the defendant, which is subject to the approval of the court.
The charge is the result of an ongoing investigation by the Scranton Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police, the Hazelton, Taylor, Dickson, Dunmore and Olyphant Police Departments, and the Lackawanna and Luzerne County District Attorneys’ Offices.
The case is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney William Houser for prosecution.
Informations are only allegations, and all persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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