Crystal S. Jackson, Tax Fraud, Illinois 2011

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Rockford Woman Busted for Tax Fraud

ROCKFORD, IL – CRYSTAL S. JACKSON, 27, of Rockford, was arrested today on federal charges of making false claims for federal tax refunds and using other persons’ identification in connection with the fraudulent claims for tax refunds.

According to federal indictment, between Aug. 1, 2011 and Feb. 5, 2013, Jackson prepared and filed 45 federal individual income tax returns in the names of other individuals without their permission, causing fraudulent claims for refunds to be made against the United States Treasury. The 45 false returns were filed with the IRS for tax years 2010, 2011, and 2012, and requested refunds totaling $189,237.

Some of the 2010 and 2011 fraudulent tax returns listed the address of a relative of Jackson as the taxpayers’ address, and requested debit cards containing the tax refunds be mailed to that address.

The indictment charged Jackson with 45 counts of filing fraudulent claims for federal tax refunds, and three counts of illegally possessing and using other persons’ identification in connection with making fraudulent claims for federal tax refunds.

Each count of filing a fraudulent claim for a federal income tax refund carries a maximum potential penalty of up to 5 years in prison. Each count of possessing another person’s identification in connection with making a fraudulent claim for a federal income tax refund carries a potential penalty of up to 5 years in prison, or up to 15 years in prison if the charge involves obtaining anything of value totaling $1,000 or more during any one year period.

Jackson will appear for a detention hearing at 3:00 p.m. today in Federal Court in Rockford, before U.S. Magistrate Iain D. Johnston.