David Marrero, Tax Fraud, Alabama 2012

A shocking case of tax fraud has come to light in Montgomery, Alabama. David Marrero, a federal inmate, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for filing false tax returns while in prison.

This egregious crime was committed while Marrero was serving his 10-year federal sentence in Montgomery County, Alabama. According to court documents, Marrero began sending various false documents to the IRS and to the federal judge who had sentenced him in Florida.

Among the documents Marrero sent were fake money orders and false tax returns making claims for refunds, including one tax return claiming a $2,719,438 refund—the amount of restitution Marrero had been ordered to pay following his conviction in Florida.

Marrero lied that he had various companies, and also lied that these companies had withheld substantial amounts of federal taxes from him when, in fact, the companies had withheld nothing. Marrero also used financial documents he had stolen from other people, as supporting documentation for his fraudulent claims.

Assistant Attorney General for the Justice's Tax Division Kathryn Keneally commended the efforts of special agents of IRS - Criminal Investigation, who investigated the case, and Tax Division Trial Attorneys Jason Poole and Justin Gelfand, who prosecuted the case.

David Marrero, 24 months of the 46-month sentence will run concurrent with his current 10-year federal sentence, and 22 months will run consecutive to his 10-year sentence. Marrero pleaded guilty in December 2012 to filing false claims.

We will continue to follow this case and bring you updates as more information becomes available.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdal/pr/inmate-sentenced-filing-false-tax-returns-while-alabama-federal-prison