Mary Young, ID Theft Fraud, Montgomery AL, 2023

Montgomery, Alabama – In a breathtaking exposé of white-collar crime, Mary and Christian Young, along with Octavious Reeves, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama for their alleged role in a stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy. U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr., alongside the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), revealed the charges.

The trio, residents of Elmore County, were hit with a 31-count indictment on December 18, 2012, which was unsealed today. They stand accused of conspiring to defraud the United States, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft, among other offenses.

The conspiracy is said to have spanned from January 2012 through June 2012, with the defendants utilizing stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns in a bid to claim refunds. Mary Young is further charged with several counts of wire fraud. The scheme is alleged to have involved directing false tax refunds to bank accounts linked to prepaid debit cards, which were then used by the conspirators for cash withdrawals or personal expenditures.

According to the indictment, Mary Young obtained the names and Social Security numbers of unsuspecting individuals, using them to file false tax returns. This brazen operation has earned her a potential sentence of 328 years in prison if convicted. Her spouse, Christian Young, could face up to 27 years, while Octavious Reeves is looking at a maximum of 78 years.

This case was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation agents, and the prosecution is being handled by Justice Department Tax Division trial attorneys Charles M. Edgar Jr. and Michael Boteler.

For further information, contact Clark Morris:

• Email: usaalm.press@usdoj.gov
• Telephone: (334) 551-1755
• Fax: (334) 223-7617