A Baltimore man has pleaded guilty to running a tax refund scam in Central New York, netting him over $400,000 in fraudulent refunds.
Arkmallah Hilliard, 38, of Baltimore, Maryland, admitted to conspiring with others to defraud the IRS by filing false and fraudulent income tax returns in the names of various individuals, thereby obtaining tax refunds to which they knew they were not entitled.
Hilliard used his own bank accounts and bank accounts he controlled to receive the tax refunds, after which he and others withdrew, spent, and transferred the money for their own purposes.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; Special Agent in Charge James D. Robnett, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), New York Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Leigh-Alistair Barzey, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Northeast Field Office.
According to court documents, Hilliard’s co-conspirator, Anas Wilson, previously pled guilty to similar charges and is serving a 12-year prison sentence.
Hilliard will be sentenced on May 23, 2019, by Senior United States District Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. He faces a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison, a fine of up to the greater of $250,000 or twice the pecuniary gain to the defendant or the loss to any victim, and a term of post-imprisonment supervised release of up to 3 years.
Hilliard also faces a forfeiture money judgment of up to $462,107.00, representing the unrecovered proceeds he received as part of the conspiracy.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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