Wolf Obin, 32, of Miami-Dade, and Stanley Moscova, 28, of Miami-Dade, have been slammed with 64 and 60 months in federal prison for masterminding a stolen identity tax fraud scheme that ripped off the IRS for $2,300,000. The pair, along with accomplice Rosny Muller, 29, of Broward County, used hijacked personal data to file hundreds of fake tax returns, funneling refunds into accounts they controlled.
Obin and Moscova each received 64 and 60 months behind bars, followed by three years of supervised release. Muller was sentenced to 33 months, also with three years of supervision. All three were convicted after trial on one count of conspiracy to defraud the government under Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 286, and one count of possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices under Section 1029(a)(3). Obin and Moscova were further nailed with three counts of aggravated identity theft under Section 1028A—each carrying a mandatory two-year sentence stacked on top.
The scheme kicked off in October 2011, when the trio obtained Electronic Filing Identification Numbers (EFINs) under the names of so-called ‘straw’ holders—individuals who let their identities be used to gain access to the IRS e-filing system. Using those EFINs and their own, the defendants filed false federal income tax returns using the stolen personal identifying information (PII) of more than 1,600 people—none of whom authorized the filings. The data was seized during a raid on their Aventura apartment, where investigators uncovered a digital goldmine of compromised identities.
Through the fraudulent filings, the crew claimed approximately $2,300,000 in tax refunds from the IRS. The operation relied on precision and volume—submitting returns packed with real Social Security numbers, names, and birthdates pulled from stolen records. The Aventura Police Department and IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) dismantled the network after months of surveillance and forensic digital tracing.
In a separate but linked case, Leonard Rosalvo Obin, sentenced to 30 months with three years of supervised release, copped to possessing 15 or more unauthorized access devices and one count of aggravated identity theft. During the same Aventura raid, investigators found a phone and flash drive in his pants pockets—devices loaded with the full identities of 86 and 91 people, respectively, including names, birthdates, and Social Security numbers.
U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer praised the joint takedown by IRS-CI and the Aventura Police Department, calling it a clear message to financial criminals: ‘Stealing identities to defraud the government ends in federal prison.’ The cases were prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew J. Langley and Luis M. Perez. Court records are available via the Southern District of Florida’s public docket at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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