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A Pennsylvania woman’s elaborate scheme to swindle the IRS out of $2 million has landed her 14 years behind bars. Queen Naja, 45, concocted a plan with co-conspirator Quentin Diego Sturgeon of Montgomery, Alabama, in April 2021.
Naja contacted Sturgeon through social media with a plan to create a fake trust, submit false tax documents, and file a fake payment to generate a refund to which they were not entitled. The IRS issued a $1.01 million check as a result.
But that wasn’t the only scam Naja had going on. The court also found that she filed false returns and made fraudulent payments on behalf of herself and others, including her mother. The IRS issued $1.06 million in refunds to her mother, which Naja used to buy a house.
Naja’s co-conspirator, Sturgeon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering and was sentenced to 12 months in prison. Both Naja and Sturgeon were ordered to pay $2.06 million in restitution.
Naja’s scheme was a complex web of deceit that netted her a hefty sum, but ultimately landed her a lengthy prison sentence.
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📋 Key Facts
- Crime: White Collar Crime
- Defendant: Alabama
- Location: AL
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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