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Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme Lands Miami Man 61 Months in Prison
A Miami-Dade County resident has been sentenced to 61 months in prison for his role in a stolen identity tax refund scheme.
Paul Evans Auguste, 30, of Miami, was sentenced to 61 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his participation in a stolen identity tax refund scheme.
According to court documents, Auguste began advertising to friends and acquaintances that he had personal identifying information (PII) for sale, including stolen names, dates of birth, and social security numbers belonging to real individuals.
On December 9, 2013, Auguste sold PII belonging to 200 different individuals to an undercover law enforcement officer for $2,000. The PII sold by the defendant consisted of patient information sheets from a rehabilitation center in Philadelphia.
On January 6, 2014, the defendant sold an additional 60 pieces of PII to an undercover law enforcement officer for $500. During that exchange, the defendant stated that he was opening a 'tax' office and needed money; the defendant reiterated that he obtained the PII from Philadelphia and offered to sell another 200 pieces of PII for $1,000.
According to court documents, on January 28, 2014, law enforcement executed a search warrant of the defendant's residence and discovered an additional 2,164 pieces of PII (702 of which were in his car, which the defendant was driving on his way to another controlled sale to law enforcement, and the remaining 1,462 of which were found in the defendant's room).
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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