Tax refund fraud linked to health care documents
When the Florida Highway Patrol arrested a Tampa man during a traffic stop last year, troopers found evidence of tax refund fraud, including internal corporate documents from a Tampa-based private...
View ArticleTax refund fraud linked to health care documents
When the Florida Highway Patrol arrested a Tampa man during a traffic stop last year, troopers found evidence of tax refund fraud, including internal corporate documents from a Tampa-based private...
View ArticleSuspect pleads guilty to federal charges in Tampa tax fraud case
A tax-refund fraud suspect has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
View ArticleChamberlain High School graduate allegedly heads tax fraud ring
Authorities say Alphonso Rico Valdez, a Chamberlain High School graduate, is accused of heading up a tax fraud that stretches from Tampa to the University of South Dakota.[0:00:00] ... Night our...
View ArticleSouth Dakota tax fraud case has roots in Tampa
The wave of tax refund fraud that has rocked the Tampa area is making its way across the country, and authorities say several former Hillsborough County high school football players brought the crime...
View ArticleDying woman will be released from prison
Less than a year after a notorious tax fraud thief was sentenced to nine years in prison, she is being released early because she is dying.
View ArticleBay Area high school graduates face tax fraud charges
Four Bay Area high school football standouts are facing tax fraud charges stretching from Tampa to South Dakota.[0:00:01] ... news channel late for Bay Area high school football standouts are facing...
View ArticleTampa woman charged in $150,000 tax fraud scheme
A 23-year-old Tampa woman was accused of filing fraudulent income tax returns that netted her more than $150,000, U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill said.
View ArticleTwo bay area women are facing tax refund fraud charges
Two bay area women are facing federal tax refund fraud charges due to their involvement in a scheme to steal identities from patients in a local Tampa hospital.[0:00:11] ... from patients at a Tampa...
View ArticleFeds: Stolen patient info used for tax fraud
Participants in a tax refund fraud scheme used stolen patient information from a Tampa hospital to file fake tax returns and get refund money from the government, according to a criminal complaint...
View ArticleTampa woman sentenced to 5 years for tax fraud, ID theft
A 47-year-old Tampa woman was sentenced Wednesday to 51/2 years in prison after pleading guilty in a federal tax fraud case.
View ArticleMost-viewed stories on TBO.com in 2012
The Tampa Bay area was no stranger to the national spotlight this year. We saw countless visits from presidential candidates and hosted the Republican National Convention, were at the center of a huge...
View ArticleTampa jury indicts self-described 'first lady' of tax fraud
A woman dubbed the "First Lady" of tax refund fraud is facing 57 charges in an indictment handed up by a federal grand jury.
View ArticleLaw enforcement prepares for tax fraud season
The IRS, sheriff's office and Tampa police are better coordinated and prepared for potential tax fraud this year.
View ArticleTax fraud comes from prison, hospital as filing season starts
TAMPA One man is accused of using information from at least two convicted murderers and other state prison inmates to file fraudulent tax returns.
View ArticleCastor co-sponsors legislation targeting tax fraud
Reps. Kathy Castor and Rich Nugent sponsor legislation to cut fraudulent tax returns, and get the IRS to share information with local law enforcement.
View ArticleTampa man used church to launder tax-fraud money
When police made things in Tampa too hot for tax refund fraud, Victor Williams turned to a higher power.
View ArticleDocuments shed light on 'the queen' of tax fraud
Rashia Wilson called herself the First Lady and claimed to be an income tax fraud pioneer, schooling others on how to commit fraud.
View ArticleTampa lawyer saw tax fraud fallout firsthand
Lawyer William Stainton knows a little bit about fighting with the IRS to get a tax refund.
View ArticleDeputies: 6-year old Riverview student had evidence of tax fraud
Authorities have found evidence of tax fraud in a lot of places in routine motor vehicle stops, in drug raids and even buried in pipes.
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