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Nine Indicted in $2 Million Tax Refund Heist
A massive tax refund scheme has been exposed in Portland, Oregon, with nine individuals accused of filing false tax returns and claiming over $2 million in refunds.
According to court documents, Jheraun Dunlap, Ernest Bagsby, Jermaine Moore, and Brandi McCall allegedly filed at least 208 false individual income tax returns with the IRS, claiming more than $1 million in fraudulent refunds.
The scheme involved using the names and social security numbers of other individuals, which were obtained directly and through other defendants. The defendants used numerous addresses to receive stored-value debit cards loaded with fraudulent income tax refunds.
Dunlap, Bagsby, Moore, and McCall were all indicted for conspiracy to defraud the government. In addition, Dunlap was indicted on 23 counts of filing false claims for tax refunds, five counts of wire fraud, and five counts of aggravated identity theft.
If convicted, Dunlap faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for the conspiracy to defraud the government, five years in prison for each false claims count, 20 years in prison for each wire fraud count, and a statutory mandatory two-year sentence in prison for the aggravated identity theft counts.
Additionally, a second indictment was unsealed, charging five individuals with a $1 million tax refund fraud conspiracy. Lori Nicholson, Jasmine Mason, Tataneisha White, Shawntina Ware, and Brandon Leath allegedly filed at least 227 false federal income tax returns with the IRS, claiming more than $1 million in fraudulent tax refunds.
The investigation was conducted by the IRS-Criminal Investigation’s Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Task Force, with trial attorneys Leslie A. Goemaat and Lori A. Hendrickson prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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