Marquis Onigirin Moye, Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud, Florida 2014

A Pompano Beach man has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for his role in a massive identity theft tax refund scheme.

Marquis Onigirin Moye, 24, of Pompano Beach, was sentenced on for his participation in a stolen identity tax refund scheme.

Moye previously pled guilty to one count of possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(3), and one count of aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A.

Co-defendants Tiffany Shenae Cooper, 33, of Deerfield Beach, and Angela Dione Rosier, 41, of Coral Springs, were sentenced on February 28, 2014. Cooper was sentenced to 57 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Rosier was sentenced to 49 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. The court also ordered both defendants to pay $129,390.06 in restitution to the IRS and the medical services provider whose database had been breached.

According to court documents, Moye was assisted in his activities by co-defendant Angela Dione Rosier, an employee of the medical services provider, and co-defendant Tiffany Shenae Cooper. Rosier was able to obtain user names and passwords for current employees of the medical services provider, allowing the defendants to access the database and steal the personal identity information of thousands of patients.

Moye, Cooper, and Rosier used the stolen identity information to file false tax returns and claim fraudulent refunds. Moye was sentenced to 54 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.

Ferrer commended the investigative efforts of the FBI and IRS-CI. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia R.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/another-defendant-sentenced-identity-theft-tax-refund-fraud-scheme-involving-thousands