Six Charged in Scheme to Use Identities of Deceased People to Get Tax Refunds
Six Charged in Scheme to Use Identities of Deceased People to Get Tax Refunds
A 10-count indictment was unsealed today charging six people with various offenses related to a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of at least $1.7 million in fraudulently obtained tax returns, often filed in the names of recently deceased taxpayers, the Justice Department and IRS announced today.