Yonkers Resident Sentenced To 41 Months Imprisonment For Impersonating An IRS Officer In Furtheranceof A Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme
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Yonkers resident Jared Brewton was sentenced to 41 months in prison for orchestrating a fraudulent tax refund scheme involving identity theft and impersonating IRS and state officials.
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Jared Brewton was sentenced in White Plains federal court to 41 months in prison for his role in a scheme to obtain fraudulent tax refunds through identity theft and impersonation. He pleaded guilty to a six-count indictment involving charges of subscribing to false tax returns and impersonating IRS and New York State Department of Labor officials. The fraud included filing a return claiming $783,981 in wages and $359,750 in withheld taxes to illicitly obtain refunds.
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Jared Brewton, a resident of Yonkers, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for participating in a fraudulent tax refund scheme that operated between 2006 and 2010. To execute the fraud, Brewton engaged in identity theft by stealing personal information or deceiving individuals to obtain names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. He prepared fraudulent federal income tax returns in his own name and others' names, inflating income and withholding figures, such as falsely reporting $783,981 in wages for 2006. To further the scheme, he impersonated a New York State Department of Labor official and posed as an IRS 'Audit Group Representative' named Susan Waters. Brewton pleaded guilty to a six-count indictment involving charges of identity theft and impersonating government employees. The scheme successfully redirected thousands of dollars in fraudulent refunds to his address. The investigation was conducted by the IRS Criminal Investigations and the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
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an irs employeeDepartment of JusticeInternal Revenue ServiceInternal Revenue Service, Criminal InvestigationsJared BrewtonJohn P. Collins, Jr.New York State Department Of LaborOffice's White Plains DivisionPreet BhararaU.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District Of New YorkU.S. Treasury Inspector General For Tax AdministrationVincent L. Briccetti
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Dollar amounts 2
- $784K $783,981 $100K–$1M
- $360K $359,750 $100K–$1M
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- person Jared Brewton ×2
- agency an irs employee
- organization Department of Justice
- organization Internal Revenue Service
- organization Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations
- person John P. Collins, Jr.
- organization New York State Department Of Labor
- organization Office's White Plains Division
- person Preet Bharara
- organization U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District Of New York
- organization U.S. Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration
- person Vincent L. Briccetti
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- Jared Brewton was sentenced to 41 months in prison
- Jared Brewton pled guilty to a six-count Indictment
- Jared Brewton engaged in a scheme to obtain fraudulent tax refunds
- Jared Brewton falsely reported $783,981 in wages for 2006
- Jared Brewton posed as an IRS employee
- Jared Brewton posed as a New York State Department of Labor official
- John P. Collins, Jr. is in charge of the prosecution
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Press Release Yonkers Resident Sentenced To 41 Months Imprisonment For Impersonating An IRS Officer In Furtheranceof A Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme Friday, March 22, 2013 Share FacebookLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. XLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. LinkedInLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. Email For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JARED BREWTON was sentenced in White Plains federal court to 41 months in prison for his participation in a fraudulent tax refund scheme involving identity theft, subscribing to false and fraudulent tax returns, and impersonating an IRS employee and a New York State Department of Labor official. BREWTON pled guilty in July 2012 to a six-count Indictment before U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti, who also imposed today’s sentence. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara stated: “Jared Brewton concocted an elaborate charade in his efforts to steal thousands of dollars from the IRS. His substantial sentence should deter others who contemplate doing the same thing.” According to the previously filed Indictment: From about 2006 through about 2010, BREWTON engaged in a scheme to obtain fraudulent tax refunds from the IRS. BREWTON carried out this scheme by preparing and causing to be sent to the IRS various federal income tax returns – in his own name and in the names of others – that fraudulently inflated income and withholding figures. For example, BREWTON falsely reported that his wages for the calendar year 2006 were $783,981 and that $359,750 in taxes had been withheld by his employers. BREWTON also fraudulently obtained tax refunds in other people’s names by stealing the names or defrauding the people into giving him their personal identifying information, then filing fraudulent tax returns in their names, and directing that the resulting refunds be sent to his address. To further the scheme, on at least one occasion BREWTON posed as someone affiliated with the New York State Department of Labor in order to persuade a taxpayer to provide him with the taxpayer’s name, date of birth, and Social Security number. On multiple other occasions, BREWTON posed as an employee of the IRS claiming to be an “Audit Group Representative” named “Susan Waters.” Mr. Bharara praised the outstanding investigative work of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations, and the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. This case is being handled by the Office's White Plains Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney John P. Collins, Jr. is in charge of the prosecution. Updated May 13, 2015 Component USAO - New York, Southern Press Release Number: 13-098
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Press Release Yonkers Resident Sentenced To 41 Months Imprisonment For Impersonating An IRS Officer In Furtheranceof A Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme Friday, March 22, 2013 Share FacebookLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. XLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. LinkedInLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. Email For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JARED BREWTON was sentenced in White Plains federal court to 41 months in prison for his participation in a fraudulent tax refund scheme involving identity theft, subscribing to false and fraudulent tax returns, and impersonating an IRS employee and a New York State Department of Labor official. BREWTON pled guilty in July 2012 to a six-count Indictment before U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti, who also imposed today’s sentence. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara stated: “Jared Brewton concocted an elaborate charade in his efforts to steal thousands of dollars from the IRS. His substantial sentence should deter others who contemplate doing the same thing.” According to the previously filed Indictment: From about 2006 through about 2010, BREWTON engaged in a scheme to obtain fraudulent tax refunds from the IRS. BREWTON carried out this scheme by preparing and causing to be sent to the IRS various federal income tax returns – in his own name and in the names of others – that fraudulently inflated income and withholding figures. For example, BREWTON falsely reported that his wages for the calendar year 2006 were $783,981 and that $359,750 in taxes had been withheld by his employers. BREWTON also fraudulently obtained tax refunds in other people’s names by stealing the names or defrauding the people into giving him their personal identifying information, then filing fraudulent tax returns in their names, and directing that the resulting refunds be sent to his address. To further the scheme, on at least one occasion BREWTON posed as someone affiliated with the New York State Department of Labor in order to persuade a taxpayer to provide him with the taxpayer’s name, date of birth, and Social Security number. On multiple other occasions, BREWTON posed as an employee of the IRS claiming to be an “Audit Group Representative” named “Susan Waters.” Mr. Bharara praised the outstanding investigative work of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations, and the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. This case is being handled by the Office's White Plains Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney John P. Collins, Jr. is in charge of the prosecution. Updated May 13, 2015 Component USAO - New York, Southern Press Release Number: 13-098