Florida Tax Preparer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stolen

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Florida Tax Preparer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
07/23/2012 04:37 PM EDT


Ernst Pierre, a Port St. Lucie, Fla., tax preparer, was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) announced. Pierre was charged with a scheme to file false federal income tax returns using stolen identity information. Pierre was also ordered to pay over $266,000 in restitution to the IRS
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