Grimy Times has learned that an Alabama man has been brought to justice for his role in a massive stolen identity refund fraud scheme.
Deundra Milhouse, an Alabama resident, pleaded guilty to several charges involving stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) and firearms offenses, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama.
Milhouse pleaded guilty to one count of access device fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was indicted in December 2013 and has been detained since his arrest in late January 2014.
According to the plea agreement, Milhouse 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 – from spring 2011 through late 2013.
In 2011 and 2012, he received over $80,000 in fraudulently obtained tax refunds in a bank account he controlled. By 2013, he switched to using prepaid debit cards to receive the refunds.
Milhouse also admitted in his plea agreement that his car was stopped while he was driving on Oct. 8, 2013, in Elmore County, Ala. He managed to flee on foot and threw away a handgun that he had been carrying, which he was prohibited from owning as a convicted felon.
Numerous prepaid debit cards and documents with personal identifying information were found in the car. Milhouse also admitted that a later search of his house uncovered more documents with personal identifying information of victims, as well as over 200 prepaid debit cards, a computer used to file tax returns and a magazine and ammunition for the discarded handgun.
At sentencing, Milhouse faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison on the access device fraud count and a maximum sentence of 10 years on the felon in possession of a firearm count, plus a mandatory two-year consecutive sentence for aggravated identity theft.
Defendant/Respondent: Deundra Milhouse
Criminal Charges: One count of access device fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm
City and State: Alabama
Exact Date with Month/Day/Year: Indicted in December 2013, arrested in late January 2014
Sentence or Outcome: Faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison on the access device fraud count and a maximum sentence of 10 years on the felon in possession of a firearm count, plus a mandatory two-year consecutive sentence for aggravated identity theft
Dollar Amounts: Over $80,000 in fraudulently obtained tax refunds
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- Daniqua Clark, Mail Stream Theft and COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Georgia 2023 · Georgia
Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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