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Tampa Woman Pleads Guilty to Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
Tampa, FL – A brazen scheme to swindle the United States Treasury has led to the downfall of a 41-year-old Tampa woman. Tressa V. Guy, a mastermind behind a tax refund scam, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
According to the plea agreement, Guy orchestrated a scheme with her co-conspirators to defraud the United States Treasury by causing fraudulent federal income tax returns to be filed using stolen identities. The identities used to file the fraudulent tax returns belonged to individuals living in various states across the country.
As part of the conspiracy, at least 322 federal income tax returns for tax year 2011 were filed from nine IP addresses claiming refunds of $2,701,844.00 and resulting in a loss to the IRS of $790,421.28.
The scheme involved soliciting personal identifying information and addresses from co-conspirators in Florida and Georgia for use in the scheme. The stolen identities were then used to coordinate the withdrawal of fraudulently-obtained tax refund amounts from prepaid debit cards.
Guy will be sentenced on January 9, 2014, and faces up to twenty-two years in prison. She has also agreed to forfeit $790,421.28 to the United States as proceeds of the offense.
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service, the Tampa Police Department, and the Monroe County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Matthew J. Mueller and Trial Attorney Jason H. Poole of the Tax Division.
Guy’s actions have left a trail of financial devastation, with the IRS suffering a significant loss. The consequences of her actions will be severe, and her guilty plea serves as a warning to those who would seek to exploit the system.
The Grimy Times will continue to follow this story and provide updates as more information becomes available.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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