Scottsdale Chiropractor Frazer Gets 30-Months for $6M False Tax Refunds

PHOENIX – The grimy streets of Scottsdale were yesterday the scene of a stunning conviction as Adrianne Marta Frazer, a 62-year-old chiropractor, was handed a 30-month sentence for masterminding a $6 million tax refund fraud scheme. The federal judge, G. Murray Snow, also ordered Frazer to pay back $703,478 to the government.

Frazer’s fraudulent activities were centered around a common scheme known as the Form 1099-OID. Despite knowing it was a scam, she continued to file false tax returns, with one of them successfully slipping through and netting her a refund check for $593,651. The money was swiftly depleted and transferred.

But Frazer didn’t stop there. She actively solicited others to attend seminars on how to exploit the 1099-OID scheme, even after being warned of its illegality.

The investigation into this case was a joint effort by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Howard Sukenic and Monica Edelstein led the prosecution from the District of Arizona in Phoenix.

Frazer’s criminal number is CR-12-1836-PHX-GMS, with the release number 2015-022_Frazer. For further information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, readers can visit www.justice.gov/usao/az/.

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