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| Subject: Burn him: IRS Employee Charged With Tax Fraud Over Refund Skim Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:42 am | |
| An IRS employee in Florida, 36-year-old Charles Corbitt of West Palm Beach, has been charged with wire fraud for an alleged tax return refund scheme. The feds allege he had clients claim fake residential energy credits and inflated itemized deductions. Sounds like a soup to nuts operation.
The results were refunds that were inflated and from which Mr. Corbitt allegedly skimmed a piece as his tax preparation fee. Mr. Corbitt is only accused at this point, but if he is convicted, he could face a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
The complaint claims that Mr. Corbitt prepared fraudulent tax returns for various individuals for a profit while he was employed by the IRS. As a result of the fake tax credits and inflated deductions, his client’s taxable income was lowered. He got a bigger refund, generating a fee. The case is being investigated by the IRS and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2014/09/04/irs-employee-charged-with-tax-fraud-over-refund-skim/ |
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