Charlie Jackson, 37, of Pike Road, Alabama, has been sentenced to serve 51 months in prison for committing stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) crimes. Jackson pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft on May 5, 2014.
According to court documents, from October 2010 up until April 2013, Jackson was involved in SIRF crimes—the use of stolen identities to steal money from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)—by filing fraudulent tax returns claiming refunds in the victims’ names. He admitted to obtaining stolen identities from various sources, including from nursing homes.
Altogether, the false tax returns filed by Jackson fraudulently claimed more than $170,000 in refunds. Many of the returns were detected as fraudulent by the IRS and were not issued; however, Jackson was successful in defrauding the IRS of more than $90,000 in illegitimate refunds.
In addition to his prison sentence, Jackson was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his incarceration and to pay $98,177 in restitution. This case was investigated by special agents of the IRS-Criminal Investigation.
Trial Attorneys Michael C. Boteler and Charles M. Edgar Jr. of the Tax Division prosecuted the case with the assistance of Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Brown of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
The investigation and prosecution of this case demonstrate the commitment of law enforcement agencies to combating stolen identity refund fraud and protecting the integrity of the tax system. For more information about the Tax Division and its enforcement efforts, visit the division website at justice.gov/tax.
PRESS CONTACT: Clark Morris, Email: usaalm.press@usdoj.gov, Telephone: (334) 551-1755, Fax: (334) 223-7617. The public is urged to report any suspected cases of stolen identity refund fraud to the IRS or the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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