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May 7, 2012

California Man Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to the IRS

On April 4, 2012, in California, Thomas Gipson pled guilty to count 2 of the indictment, making a false statement to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). [1]

According to court documents, in April 2009, Gipson submitted to the IRS Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative, which falsely stated that he was a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court in California. Furthermore, between 1991 and 2009, Gipson filed more than 44 Forms 2848 in which he claimed false designations of Certified Public Accountant or an Attorney.

Gipson’s false statement influenced activities of the IRS as the IRS relies on the designation statements in Form 2848 to determine how to interact with a taxpayer’s representative. [2]

Sentencing for this matter is scheduled for July 2, 2012. [3]
  • [1] C.D. Cal. Crim. Minutes filed Apr. 4, 2012.
  • [2] C.D. Cal. Indict. filed Dec. 16, 2011, and Plea Agr. filed Mar. 29, 2012.
  • [3] C.D. Cal. Crim. Minutes filed Apr. 4, 2012.
West Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Involving a Federal Tax Lien Document

On February 16, 2012, in West Virginia, Janet Damewood pled guilty to wire fraud. [1]

According to the plea agreement, Damewood created and used a fraudulent Federal Tax Lien (FTL) document to obtain a second mortgage on a piece of property. Damewood owned property with a mortgage held by the First Community Bank. The IRS filed a Federal Tax Lien against the property because Damewood owed approximately $256,000 in unpaid taxes. Subsequently, she applied for another mortgage on the property from CitiFinancial, Inc. (Citi) and falsely signed a form representing to Citi that she had no outstanding tax liens. [2]

As part of its underwriting process, Citi discovered the FTL. Damewood claimed that the FTL had been released. As proof, she created a fraudulent document using a portion of an authentic FTL release from an unrelated entity and the real FTL on file against her property. Damewood then faxed the fraudulent release to Citi. The fraud against Citi was discovered during foreclosure proceedings. The IRS intervened in the civil matter and collected $36,000 after the mortgage to First Community Bank was satisfied. [3]

Sentencing for this matter is scheduled for June 14, 2012. [4]
  • [1] S.D. W.Va. Written Plea of Guilty filed Feb. 16, 2012.
  • [2] S.D. W.Va. Plea Agr. filed Feb. 16, 2012.
  • [3] Id.
  • [4] S.D. W.Va. Order filed Feb. 16, 2012.
Individual Sentenced for Filing False Liens Against Public Officials

On March 26, 2012, in the State of Washington, Ronald James Davenport was sentenced to 41 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release [1] for filing more than $20 billion in false liens against four Federal Government officials. [2]

According to the indictment, in December 2009, Davenport filed false liens and encumbrances against four U.S. Government employees. Davenport filed the liens, knowing that they were false and contained materially false statements and representations, on account of the employees’ performance of their official duties.

Each lien claimed that the victim owed Davenport $5,184,000,000. This matter was prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division. [3]
  • [1] E.D. Wash. Sentencing Hearing filed Mar. 26, 2012.
  • [2] E.D. Wash. Indict. filed June 22, 2010.
  • [3] Id.
Arkansas Woman Sentenced for Filing False IRS Forms Against US Government Officials

On March 6, 2012, in Arkansas, Alys Dimmitt was sentenced to 37 months' in Federal prison for filing false IRS) Forms 1099-Original Issue Discount (OID) against several U.S. Government officials. Additionally, Dimmitt was sentenced to 36-months incarceration for misprision of a felony concerning her knowledge of a mail fraud scheme. The terms of her imprisonment were ordered to be served concurrently. Dimmitt was also sentenced to three-years supervised release following her incarceration. [1]

On February 24, 2011, Dimmitt was indicted in connection with a mail fraud scheme. [2] On October 21, 2011, Dimmitt waived indictment, consented to the filing of an Information, and pled guilty to making materially false statements to the IRS by submitting false documents to the IRS. She also pled guilty to misprision of a felony for failing to disclose her knowledge of the mail fraud scheme to authorities. [3]

According to the plea agreement, in April 2008, Dimmitt submitted fraudulent IRS Forms 1099-OID to the IRS claiming she paid U.S. Government officials, two of whom conducted the mail fraud investigation, $50 million dollars each in gross income. In a hearing before a Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge, Dimmitt testified under oath that she believed that filing the false IRS Forms 1099-OID was a "way to, you know, get us out of the system, you know, type of thing and I realize now it’s ridiculous." [4]

Dimmitt also admitted in the plea agreement that, by filing the false IRS Forms 1099, she intended to submit documents that the IRS relies upon to assess the amount of tax an individual owes. [5]
  • [1] W.D. Ark. Judgment filed Mar. 6, 2012.
  • [2] W.D. Ark. Indict. filed Feb. 24, 2011.
  • [3] W.D. Ark. Info. filed Oct. 21, 2011; W.D. Ark. Plea Agr. filed Oct. 21, 2011.
  • [4] W.D. Ark. Plea Agr. Filed Oct. 21, 2011.
  • [5] Id.
California Woman Pleads Guilty to Misuse of Department of the Treasury Symbols

On February 27, 2012, in California, Desiree Caldwell pled guilty to misuse of the Department of the Treasury's symbols or emblems. [1]

According to the plea agreement, Caldwell created and submitted a phony IRS letter of subordination to secure financing to cover company payroll. Caldwell was the Chief Executive Officer at Elite HR Logistics (Elite HR), a business that employs commercial truck drivers and provides truck driving and fleet management services to other businesses. Elite HR received financing from Riviera Finance (Riviera) by selling its accounts receivable to Riviera for a cash advance.

In June 2011, Riviera learned that Elite HR owed the IRS substantial amounts of money and that the IRS had tax liens against the company. To ensure that the IRS would not step in and seize Elite HR's accounts receivable to satisfy liens against them, Riviera requested that Elite HR secure a letter of subordination from the IRS. [2]

Caldwell contacted the IRS and learned that the process to secure a letter of subordination could take up to 45 days. Since Elite HR’s payroll was coming due and Caldwell determined it could not pay its employees without financing from Riviera, Caldwell constructed an IRS letter of subordination. Caldwell affixed an image of the IRS's seal and provided the signature of an IRS employee from a document she had previously received from the IRS. The letter of subordination was then sent to Riviera by Caldwell to give the impression that the document was associated with, approved, endorsed, and authorized by the IRS. Relying on the fake letter of subordination, Riviera provided Elite HR financing in the amount of $7,807. [3]

Sentencing for this matter is scheduled for June 11, 2012. [4]
  • [1] E.D. Cal. Crim. Minutes filed Feb. 27, 2012; E.D. Cal. Plea Agr. filed Feb. 27, 2012.
  • [2] Id.
  • [3] Id.
  • [4] E.D. Cal. Schedule filed Feb. 27, 2012.
March 16, 2012

Fugitive Convicted of Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice

On February 14, 2012, in Tampa, Florida, a Federal jury found Larry M. Myers guilty of conspiracy to mail threatening communications to intimidate and impede jurors and judicial personnel in the discharge of their lawful responsibilities. The jury also found Myers guilty of conspiring to use threats and intimidation to prevent officers of the United States from carrying out their official duties; mailing threatening communications with the intent to extort a thing of value; and obstruction of justice. [1]

In March 1996, Myers was indicted along with 10 other individuals. He remained a fugitive for 14 years. [2] On August 5, 2011, Myers was arrested. [3]

According to the indictment, Myers and his co-conspirators were members of "The Constitutional Court of We The People In and For The United States of America" also known as the "Constitutional Common Law Court", also known as "The Supreme Court of the Constitutional Court of We the People - In and For the united [sic] States of America" (CLC), which was a pseudo-judicial, non-governmental, and unofficial enterprise, created and established in 1992 in Tampa, Florida. [4]

The CLC ideology advocated that there are two separate classes of citizens in the United States. The doctrine held that the "superior class" referred to as "sovereigns" or "preamble citizens," consisted of individuals who claimed to be the direct descendants and heirs of the "Founding Fathers." Consequently, as members of the "sovereign" class, they believed that they were above the laws of the United States. In addition, they believed that an "inferior class" of citizens existed comprising people who pay Federal income taxes, participate in Social Security programs, and accept "privileges and immunities" from the Government under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. [5]

In conjunction with his co-conspirators, Myers established "The Constitutional Common Law Militia" (militia) to act as the "Supreme Law Enforcement Authority" of the CLC. This militia was entrusted by the CLC to execute its "arrest warrants" and to enforce its judicial "orders." Militia members were, in most cases, participants in or "members" of the CLC. [6]

Myers and his co-conspirators mailed a CLC arrest warrant to a Chief Judge of a Florida State court. They also issued a CLC contempt of court order and "militia" arrest warrant to a District Judge. By use of threats and threatening communications, Myers and co-conspirators attempted to influence, intimidate, obstruct, and impede jurors and officers in and of the Courts of the United States. For instance, they endeavored to intimidate a jury panel with a CLC "contempt of court order," in which they threatened arrest by "militia" for alleged acts of treason. [7]

In order to obtain favorable rulings in criminal cases, dismissals of indictments, reversals of convictions, and the release from incarceration of individuals who had been lawfully convicted in accordance with State and Federal law, Myers and his co-conspirators engaged in this conspiracy. [8]

Sentencing for this matter is scheduled for May 14, 2012. [9]

  • [1] M.D. Fla. Jury Verdict filed Feb. 14, 2012.
  • [2] M.D. Fla. Joint Status Rpt. filed Sept. 15, 2011.
  • [3] M.D. Fla. Arrest Warrant Ret. Exec. filed Aug. 23, 2011.
  • [4] M.D. Fla. Indict. filed Mar. 15, 1996.
  • [5] Id.
  • [6] Id.
  • [7] M.D. Fla. Indict. filed Mar. 15, 1996.
  • [8] Id.
  • [9] M.D. Fla. Sentencing Notice filed Feb. 15, 2012.
Maryland Man Sentenced for Filing a False Retaliatory Lien and Three False Claims for Tax Refunds

On February 15, 2012, in Maryland, Andrew Isaac Chance was sentenced for filing a false retaliatory lien against a Government employee and for filing three false claims against the United States for income tax refunds. Chance was ordered to serve 65 months' imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. He must also pay a $400 special assessment fee. [1]

According to the Indictment, in 2007, Chance was convicted for filing a false IRS Form 1041, U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts. He falsely claimed a $306,753 refund for Tax Year 2005. For this conviction, Chance was sentenced to 27 months in Federal prison. In 2009, he was released. [2]

Shortly after his release from prison in 2009, Chance filed a false lien against the Federal prosecutor of his 2007 case, claiming that the prosecutor owed him $1.3 billion. Chance subsequently submitted additional false returns with the IRS seeking refunds for 2007, 2008, and 2009. With these filings, Chance sought a total of $900,000. He once again falsified IRS Form 1041, which had previously resulted in his 2007 conviction. [3] In the end, on November 18, 2011, Chance was convicted of filing a false retaliatory lien. In addition, he received a second conviction for filing false claims for tax refunds.

  • [1] D. Md. Judgment filed Feb. 17, 2012.
  • [2] D. Md. Indict. filed Dec. 13, 2010.
  • [3] Id.
Arkansas Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Clients of $1.5 Million

On February 9, 2012, in Arkansas, Kimberly O'Dell, who pled guilty to wire fraud, money laundering, and misuse of the Department of the Treasury's seal, names and symbols, was sentenced to serve 108 months' imprisonment and three years of supervised release. O'Dell was also ordered to pay $1,561,069 in restitution, $150,000 in fines, and a $1,025 special assessment. [1]

According to the plea agreement, O'Dell founded the business "O'Dell and Associates," which provided general accounting services in Arkansas. From November 2005 through September 2008, she devised a scheme to obtain money from her clients under fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises. O'Dell's scheme included transferring money from her clients' bank accounts via telephone transfers and online computer transfers to her company's American Express account. She also took money from her clients' bank accounts by writing checks on their accounts to herself and her accounting firm. Typically, these transactions were done without her clients' authorization. [2]

In July 2008, O'Dell misused the name of the IRS in a manner that conveyed a false impression. For the purpose of delaying the discovery of her fraudulent scheme, she tampered with a letter that was purported to be from the IRS. O'Dell used the IRS letterhead, falsified the contents of the letter, signed it with a fictitious name, and then sent it to her victim clients. [3]

  • [1] W.D. Ark. Judgment filed Feb. 9, 2012.
  • [2] W.D. Ark. Plea Agr. filed Sept. 8, 2011.
  • [3] Id.
February 19, 2012

Alabama Man Sentenced For Threat to an IRS Employee

On January 30, 2012, in Alabama, Thomas Sitzler was sentenced to 12 months' probation with special conditions to participate in mental health rehabilitation programs, as well as drug and alcohol counseling. Additionally, Sitzler must pay a $3,000 fine and a $25 special assessment fee for making a telephone threat to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee. [1]

According to the plea agreement, on September 12, 2011, Sitzler called an IRS facility located in Dallas, Texas, requesting to speak with a supervisor regarding a tax matter. An IRS employee advised Sitzler that she could not find a supervisor at that time. The employee also told Sitzler that she would leave a note requesting that her supervisor contact Sitzler. Hearing that, Sitzler became incensed and issued a threat. Sitzler stated, "I have paid over $1.5 million in Federal taxes while illegals reap the benefits of people like me who pay their taxes. And the IRS is screwin' me over. So write that down please. Report it to anybody you wanna report it to. I'll be in Austin next week, and I will blow up the building. I'll make Waco, Oklahoma City, and 9/11 look like a fire drill.

Sitzler then hung up. The incident was immediately referred for investigation. [2]

  • [1] N. D. Ala. Judgment filed Feb. 3, 2012.
  • [2] N. D. Ala. Plea Agr. filed Jan. 19, 2012.
February 12, 2012

Individual Sentenced For Bribing a Public Official

On December 14, 2011, in New York, Chinh Tran was sentenced to time served and two years' supervised release for bribing an IRS revenue agent (RA). The first year will be served as home confinement. Tran must also pay a special assessment of $100. [1]

According to court documents, between August 17, 2010 and October 5, 2010, Tran unlawfully and knowingly gave things of value to the RA with the intent to influence an official act. Specifically, Tran gave the RA $18,000 in cash and a bottle of tequila for the purpose of having the RA close a pending tax audit of Tran's income tax return. Tran also expected that the RA would issue a letter indicating that no changes were proposed to her income tax return as a result of the audit. [2]

  • [1] S. D. N.Y. Judgment filed Jan. 10, 2012.
  • [2] S. D. N.Y. Criminal Info. filed May 11, 2011.
February 12, 2012

Colorado Couple Sentenced for Obstruction of Internal Revenue Laws

On January 10, 2012, in Colorado, Gregory White and his wife, Mary, were sentenced for obstructing and impeding the administration of the Internal Revenue laws and aiding and abetting as charged in a Superseding Indictment. [1] Gregory White's sentence included an additional offense of making a false claim. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and three years of supervised release. Additionally, Gregory White was ordered to pay a $200 assessment fee. [2] Mary White was sentenced to three years' probation and was ordered to pay a $100 assessment fee. [3]

According to the plea agreement, beginning in September 2006, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) special agents began a criminal investigation into the activities of Gregory and Mary White. Between 2006 and 2011, the Whites engaged in a series of activities, such as filing false affidavits, which were designed to delay, hinder, and obstruct the IRS investigation. [4]

Additionally, the Whites submitted multiple bonds, bills of exchange, money orders, and other correspondence to the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the pretense of discharging debts owed by them to private creditors or the Treasury Department. The items falsely purported to establish or draw on accounts supposedly held by the Whites with the Treasury Department. [5]

For example, in June 2007, Gregory White submitted a fictitious "Private Discharge and Indemnity Bond" to the IRS bearing his signature and thumb print. This bond purported to obligate the Treasury Department for $300,000,000 towards the Whites' debt, including any funds owed to the IRS. From 2006 to 2008, the Whites filed a total of approximately 30 similar fictitious "offset" bonds with the IRS. [6]

  • [1] D. Colo. Judgment G. White filed Jan. 17, 2012; Judgment M. White filed Jan. 17, 2012.
  • [2] D. Colo. Judgment G. White filed Jan. 17, 2012.
  • [3] D. Colo. Judgment M. White filed Jan. 17, 2012.
  • [4] D. Colo. Plea Agr. filed Oct. 19, 2011.
  • [5] Id.
  • [6] Id.
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January 29, 2012

Louisiana Seafood Distributor Pleads Guilty to Bribery

On January 5, 2012, in Louisiana, Vihn Q. Tran pled guilty to bribery of a Public Official. [1] According to court documents, Tran offered $6,000 cash and other items of value to an IRS agent with the intent to influence an IRS audit being conducted of his seafood distribution business. [2]

Tran owns and operates a seafood company that was licensed to conduct business in Louisiana as a shrimp and seafood distributor. In August 2007, an IRS agent delivered an appointment letter to Tran to schedule an IRS audit of Tran's business. At the conclusion of the meeting, Tran offered the IRS agent lunch; however, the agent declined. During a subsequent meeting, Tran told the agent that he would take care of him, if the agent took care of him. Tran then asked the agent to make sure that he owed little or no taxes and to make the audit paperwork "clear." The agent was offered $6,000 by Tran to help him pay little or no Federal taxes. [3]

During follow-up meetings, Tran made an initial bribe payment of $500 cash and 75 pounds of jumbo shrimp valued at approximately $400. Tran made additional cash payments to the agent totaling $5,500. The agent later provided Tran with two IRS audit reports from which Tran could choose. First, the agent offered a legitimate audit report that reflected that Tran and his business owed the IRS approximately $2 million dollars. Next, the agent presented a fictitious audit report indicating that no taxes were owed by Tran or his business. Tran selected the fictitious audit report. [4]

Individual Convicted For Filing False Liens Against Public Officials

In April 2011, TIGTA Special Agents interviewed Tran concerning the bribery payments made to the IRS agent. Tran acknowledged that he made bribe payments over the course of several meetings in an effort to obtain audit reports that showed he owed no taxes. Tran also admitted that he was aware that what he was doing was against the law. [5] This criminal case has been set for sentencing on April 26, 2012. [6]

  • [1] E.D. La. Re-Arraignment and Plea Letter filed Jan. 5, 2012.
  • [2] E.D. La. Bill of Info. filed Nov. 29, 2011.
  • [3] E.D. La. Factual Basis filed Jan. 5, 2012.
  • [4] Id.
  • [5] Id.
  • [6] E.D. La. Notice of Sentencing filed Jan. 5, 2012.
January 22, 2012

Tennessee Woman Sentenced for Fake Inheritance and IRS Scam

On January 3, 2012, in Tennessee, Stephanie Bare was sentenced to serve 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud. She was also ordered to pay $553,310 restitution and a $200 assessment. [1]

According to court documents, in order to support themselves, Stephanie and her husband, David, embarked on a confidence scheme which involved a fake inheritance and an alleged freeze on their assets by the IRS. [2] Stephanie Bare devised an elaborate scheme to defraud victims of more than $500,000. The ruse continued for nearly five years.

Stephanie Bare fabricated promissory notes, documents, and e-mails to carry out the fraud. As part of the fraudulent scheme, Stephanie Bare either impersonated or caused others to impersonate individuals in positions of authority, such as IRS collections officers and lawyers. [3]

The plan involved an elaborate plot which included an alleged $10 million inheritance that David Bare received from his sister. Allegedly, in the settlement of the estate, he retained a law firm that failed to pay the appropriate Federal estate tax to the IRS and other taxes owed to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Consequently, the IRS seized the entire $10 million inheritance and froze the Bares' personal bank accounts, real property, and Social Security account numbers. As a result, the Bares said they were unable to negotiate checks, borrow money from financial institutions, or otherwise conduct routine financial transactions. [4]

To implement the scheme, Stephanie Bare typically approached a friend or family member requesting small loans which she promised to repay once the couple received the rest of the "inheritance." She provided either a letter purportedly from the IRS or the Commonwealth of Virginia, or a letter from a law firm or investment firm to verify her story. When victims asked for a promissory note to secure the loan, she provided them the notes which were complete and contained both her and her husband's signature. The Bares even promised to repay the loans at exorbitant rates of interest that were sometimes as high as 200 percent. All of the documents were false. [5]

The fraudulent scheme included personal and telephone conversations, e-mail communications, and letters sent via the United States mail. It also included false claims about transactions with the IRS, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Tennessee, Wachovia Bank, Citizens Bank and Trust, law firms, and investment firms. [6]

  • [1] E.D. Tenn. Crim. Minutes: Sentencing filed Jan. 3, 2012.
  • [2] E.D. Tenn. Plea Agr. filed July 7, 2011.
  • [3] E.D. Tenn. Sentencing Memo filed Dec. 27, 2011.
  • [4] E.D. Tenn. Plea Agr. filed July 7, 2011.
  • [5] Id.
  • [6] Id.
January 15, 2012

New York Man Sentenced for Internet Fraud Scheme

On December 19, 2011, in New York, Godspower Egbufor was sentenced to 108 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for Aggravated Identity Theft and Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud. In addition, he was ordered to pay $1,741,822 restitution and a $200 assessment. [1]

According to court documents, Egbufor, together with co-conspirators, operated a scheme to defraud numerous individuals through Internet solicitations whereby they stole more than $1 million dollars and the identities of those individuals. [2]

Egbufor and his co-conspirators obtained massive e-mail distribution lists containing thousands of e-mail addresses and sent unsolicited e-mails falsely informing targeted victims that they had won a lottery or had inherited money from a distant relative. Follow-up e-mails instructed the victims that they were required to provide personal and bank account information in order to receive their lottery winnings or inheritance. Using this information, Egbufor and his co-conspirators stole the identities of some of the victims to facilitate their scheme. [3]

Subsequent e-mails to victims falsely indicated that a Government or a quasi-governmental agency, such as the Internal Revenue Service [4] (IRS) or the United Nations, prevented the money due to them from being awarded because advance payment of taxes and other fees was required. The e-mails solicited the victims to wire the money necessary to pay the taxes and other fees to designated bank accounts controlled by Egbufor and his co-conspirators. [5]

When victims indicated that they lacked the money to pay the taxes and fees, they were informed that Egbufor and his co-conspirators would loan them the money. Victims were convinced to open online bank accounts and provide the necessary login information. Using this information, Egbufor and his co-conspirators stole money from various bank accounts, transferred that stolen money to the victims' accounts, and instructed the victims to wire the money to foreign bank accounts controlled by Egbufor and his co-conspirators as payment for taxes and other fees on their purported lottery winnings or inheritance. The victims never received any lottery winnings, inheritance, or other money in connection with the scheme. [6]

  • [1] E.D.N.Y. Judgment filed Dec. 27, 2011.
  • [2] E.D.N.Y. Gov. Letter filed Dec. 19, 2011.
  • [3] E.D.N.Y. Superseding Ind. filed May 10, 2011; E.D.N.Y. Gov. Letter filed Dec. 19, 2011.
  • [4] Id.
  • [5] Id.
  • [6] Id.
January 8, 2012

Woman Pleads Guilty to Impersonating an Internal Revenue Service Employee

On December 21, 2011, in New Jersey, Tammi Haines pled guilty to impersonating an officer or employee of the United States. [1]

According to court documents, Haines admitted to authoring a fraudulent IRS letter to "buy time." [2] Haines was approved by her mother, who is identified in court papers as "D.G.," to prepare and file Federal income tax returns for 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. The returns were not filed by Haines. As a result, the IRS filed tax returns on behalf of D.G. resulting in a tax liability of approximately $330,000. [3]

In December 2009, D.G. was contacted by an IRS collection officer. D.G., in turn, called Haines for assistance. Haines subsequently provided D.G. with a letter from a non-existent IRS "senior revenue officer." The letter displayed the letterhead of the Department of the Treasury and IRS and indicated that D.G. owed no tax. Believing the IRS letter to be authentic, D.G. provided it to the IRS employee assigned to collect the tax liability.

Haines later explained that she wrote the fraudulent letter to "buy time" with D.G. so that she would not take immediate action on the tax liability. [4]Sentencing is set for April 13, 2012. [5]

  • [1] D.N.J. Minutes of Proceedings filed Dec. 21, 2011.
  • [2] D.N.J. Compl. filed Sept. 28, 2010.
  • [3] D.N.J. Info. filed Dec. 21, 2011.
  • [4] D.N.J. Compl. filed Sept. 28, 2010.
  • [5] D.N.J. Minutes of Proceedings filed Dec. 21, 2011.

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