Temple Family, Stolen Identity Refund Fraud, Alabama 2012
A brazen scheme to steal the identities of innocent Americans and claim over $1.3 million in tax refunds has landed a Montgomery family in hot water. Veronica Temple, Yolanda Moses, Barbara Murry, Douglas Murry, Lee Moses, and Jeffrey Temple have all pleaded guilty to their roles in the massive stolen identity refund fraud scheme.
According to court documents, the family members obtained stolen identities from multiple sources and used them to file false tax returns from B & B Tax Service and from their homes. The tax refunds were directed to be deposited into over ten different bank accounts controlled by the defendants and their co-conspirators.
The indictment alleges that Veronica Temple, Yolanda Moses, and Barbara Murry recruited individuals to have false tax refunds deposited into their bank accounts, including Douglas Murry. Between January 2006 and April 2012, the defendants and their co-conspirators directed over 700 false tax refunds claiming in excess of $1.3 million to several bank accounts controlled by the defendants and their co-conspirators.
The scheme was investigated by Special Agents of the IRS - Criminal Investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Jason H. Poole and Michael Boteler of the Justice Department's Tax Division and Assistant United States Attorney Jared Morris.
Veronica Temple and Yolanda Moses are scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 6, 2012. Sentencing dates for the other defendants have not been scheduled.
The Tax Division is committed to prosecuting those who steal the personal identities of American taxpayers to commit tax refund fraud, said Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Tax Division Kathryn Keneally. Honest and law-abiding citizens are frustrated by those who use deceit and fraud to line their pockets with other people's money as well as skirt their own tax obligations, said Richard Weber, Chief, IRS-Criminal Investigation.
Mandatory Facts:
Defendant/Respondent: Veronica Temple, Yolanda Moses, Barbara Murry, Douglas Murry, Lee Moses, Jeffrey Temple
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of public funds, aggravated identity theft, filing a false tax return
City and State: Montgomery, Alabama
Exact Date: April 25, 2012
Sentence or Outcome: Pleading guilty
Dollar Amounts: $1.3 million
Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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