Bristol Woman Pleads Guilty to IRS Impersonation Scam
A Bristol woman has pleaded guilty to participating in an IRS impersonation scam that duped over 500 victims out of more than $583,000.
NANCY J. FRYE, 51, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in Hartford federal court. The scam, which operated from October 2015 to May 2016, involved FRYE and others pretending to be IRS agents or officers, demanding money from victims to settle bogus IRS debts.
According to court documents, FRYE received phone calls and text messages from individuals who recruited her to pick up money wired through MoneyGram and Western Union, which she then deposited into specific bank accounts. She also recruited Douglas Martin and others to assist her in collecting the funds.
FRYE and Martin were arrested on September 15, 2016. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) and U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated the case, with the U.S. Attorney’s office led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter S. Jongbloed.
U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly commended the agencies involved in the investigation and urged anyone who receives impersonation calls to report the information at https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml. FRYE is set to be sentenced on September 20, 2017, and faces up to 20 years in prison.
Since 2013, TIGTA has received over 1.9 million reports of impersonation-related calls, with over 10,400 victims reporting losses of over $56 million.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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