NORFOLK, Va. – In a shocking turn of events, Ronald Chisholm, a 53-year-old Norfolk man, has been convicted of a brazen tax fraud scheme that left authorities stunned.
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Chisholm’s scheme was discovered in 2013 after a local check cashing business noticed one of its employees had cashed over $2 million in U.S. Treasury checks.
The employee of the check cashing business identified Ronald Chisholm as the person who paid her $200 per check to cash the treasury checks in violation of the company’s policies.
A subsequent IRS investigation determined that Chisholm, along with unidentified co-conspirators, stole the personal identifying information of numerous people and filed at least 810 fraudulent income tax returns.
As a result of these false returns, Chisholm and his co-conspirators received a total of $2.6 million in fraudulent income tax refunds.
Chisholm faces a maximum penalty of 128 years in prison when sentenced on November 9, 2015.
The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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