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Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Scheme
A Rochester man has pleaded guilty to making false claims to the United States and aggravated identity theft. Norman Perry, 51, of Rochester, N.Y., entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
Perry posted advertisements in Rochester claiming that he could find lost or unclaimed funds. Individuals then provided Perry with their name, address and social security number and agreed to pay the defendant a fee, generally in the amount of $300, for each $1,000 check they received.
In reality, Perry used the information to prepare and file false and fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service, claiming that the individuals had qualified educational expenditures and were entitled to receive the American Opportunity Credit, a refundable tax credit for educational expenses.
The individuals were not students, had not incurred any educational expenditures, and had not provided such information to Perry. Perry also filed a false tax return with the IRS in another individual’s name, and had the check sent to an address in Rochester. The check was subsequently cashed.
The plea is the culmination of an investigation on the part of Special Agents of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations, under the direction of Shantelle P. Kitchen, Acting Special Agent in Charge, New York Field Office.
Perry faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both for making a false claim to the United States. He also faces a mandatory term of two years in prison, to be served consecutively to any sentence imposed on the false claim charge, for aggravated identity theft.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 14th, at 11:00 a.m. before Judge Siragusa. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa J. Miller, who handled the case, stated that the defendant’s actions were a brazen attempt to defraud innocent individuals out of their hard-earned money.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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