David Marrero, Tax Fraud, Alabama 2024

In a shocking case of prison corruption, David Marrero, a 10-year inmate in the Federal Bureau of Prisons serving a sentence for a Florida Medicare fraud scheme, has pleaded guilty to filing a false claim for a $2,719,438 tax refund in Montgomery, Ala.

According to court records, Marrero, who is currently serving his sentence in Montgomery County, Ala., began sending various false documents to the IRS and to the federal judge who had presided over his case. Among the documents he admitted sending were false money orders and false tax returns making claims for refunds.

The false tax returns were based upon false IRS Forms 1099-OID that Marrero had fabricated claiming that various companies withheld a substantial amount of federal taxes from him when, in fact, the companies had withheld nothing. Marrero also used financial documents he had obtained from other people, without their knowledge or consent, as supporting documentation for his fraudulent claims.

Under the plea agreement, Marrero faces an additional 46 months in federal prison on top of the 10-year sentence he is currently serving. He also faces a maximum fine of $250,000. A sentencing date has not yet been set by the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Alabama.

This case was investigated by IRS – Criminal Investigation special agents. Trial Attorneys Justin Gelfand and Jason Poole of the Justice Division's Tax Division are prosecuting the case.

The scheme in which Marrero was involved is one of the IRS's 'Dirty Dozen' tax scams for 2012. Additional information about the Tax Division and its enforcement efforts may be found at www.justice.gov/tax.

As a seasoned crime journalist for Grimy Times, I can attest that this case highlights the brazen nature of prison corruption and the lengths to which some individuals will go to commit crimes while behind bars.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/tax/pr/federal-inmate-alabama-pleads-guilty-tax-fraud-perpetrated-while-prison