Thomas W. Richardson, a former IRS Employee from Texas, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for theft of government property and aggravated identity theft convictions.
According to the sentencing, Richardson was ordered to pay $30,649 in restitution.
Richardson, a resident of Mansfield, Tex, was sentenced to 105 months in prison, which is nearly nine years. He was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on March 6, 2012.
Richardson used his inside knowledge of IRS operations to commit the crime, as stated by Judge Jane J. Boyle in the sentencing.
Between April 15, 2006, and April 17, 2006, Richardson filed 29 fraudulent individual income tax returns for the year 2005, claiming a total refund of $7,922,657.
The returns were prepared without the authorization of the 58 taxpayers listed on the tax returns. The IRS paid out seven refunds totaling $1,865,401 between May 12, 2006, and May 19, 2006. All but $30,649 was recouped by the IRS.
The case was investigated by the IRS-Criminal Investigation. Trial Attorneys Robert A. Kemins and Jed Silversmith of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, as well as Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Revesz, prosecuted the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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