A Miami resident has been sentenced to 81 months in prison for his role in a fraudulent federal income tax refund scheme.
According to court documents, Brandon James, of Miami, was involved in cashing out fraudulent federal income tax refunds that had been placed electronically onto debit cards.
James and his co-conspirators, Laron Larkin, and Eric Fussell, attempted to defraud the IRS of more than $862,000 in fraudulent income tax refunds based on at least 121 stolen identities.
The IRS paid approximately $382,484 on these refund requests.
James pled guilty earlier to conspiracy to steal government monies, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371 (Count 1), theft of government funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641 (Count 4), and aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A (Count 9).
A co-defendant, Laron Larkin, was sentenced on October 7, 2013, to 36 months and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.
James was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley to 81 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $382,444, and a special assessment of $300.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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