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More than a year after Watchdog reported the IRS sent thousands refunds to the tiny town of Parksley, Va., a woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and mail fraud.
Linda Avila admitted to obtaining more than $7.2 million in refunds by exploiting the federal government’s child tax credit program.
Avila filed more than 1,700 tax returns with stolen identifications used by illegal immigrants, mainly from Mexico.
The IRS sent 23,994 tax refunds worth a combined $46,378,040 to “unauthorized” alien workers who all used the same Atlanta address in 2011, according to a CNS News report.
Additionally, the IRS sent 11,284 refunds worth a combined $2,164,976 to unauthorized alien workers at a second Atlanta address; 3,608 worth $2,691,448 to a third; and 2,386 worth $1,232,943 to a fourth.
Rounding out the IG’s Top Ten list for singular addresses were Oxnard, Calif., where the IRS sent 2,507 refunds worth $10,395,874; Raleigh, N.C., 2,408 refunds worth $7,284,212; Phoenix, Ariz., 2,047 refunds worth $5,558,608; Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 1,972 refunds worth $2,256,302; San Jose, Calif., 1,942 refunds worth $5,091,027; and Arvin, Calif., 1,846 refunds worth $3,298,877.
originally posted by: AdmireTheDistance
How does something like this only get noticed after the fact? Do you mean to tell me that nobody at the IRS, or any of the computer systems they use, raises an eyebrow after oh, let's say 1000 returns go out to the same address? Is the United States government really that incompetent? Please don't answer that.....
This country's been circling the toilet bowl for awhile. It'll have to go down pretty soon....
originally posted by: xuenchen
The IRS has probably been infiltrated by Mafias.
Any time big scam money is available, they try to get at it.
Medicare and Medicaid fraud is another problem.
So is disability certification.
originally posted by: Night Star
The IRS sent 23,994 tax refunds worth a combined $46,378,040 to “unauthorized” alien workers who all used the same Atlanta address in 2011, according to a CNS News report.
Okay, lets take this first example. This has to go deeper than just the IRS. The US Post Office delivered almost 24,000 pieces of mail, specifically very identifiable IRS refund checks, to this exact same address and didn't blink an eye? If mail were delivered every day of that year except Sundays, that's 80 pieces each and every day. Considering that the bulk of the refunds most likely would be delivered between Feb and May, there could easily be upwards of 200 IRS refund checks a day delivered to the same address and no one's suspicious? Who went to the banks and cashed all these checks? They were in on it as well.
I'm pissed about this all over again, all of it.
The IRS sent 23,994 tax refunds worth a combined $46,378,040 to “unauthorized” alien workers who all used the same Atlanta address in 2011
originally posted by: MysterX
a reply to: xuenchen
Never mind the Woman who did this, there are thieves everywhere and always will be, but the heads that really ought to be rolling are those belonging to the thickos at the tax office.
THEY allowed this to happen, with YOUR money...not theirs, not the governments, but YOUR money.
And if they can be that careless and outright dumb with sending this money here there and everywhere, just imagine for a second how many billions are being lost nationwide because these numbingly stupid people at the IRS?
originally posted by: Tardacus
The IRS sent 23,994 tax refunds worth a combined $46,378,040 to “unauthorized” alien workers who all used the same Atlanta address in 2011
23,994 ,What was the IRS thinking?
" Doh, that must be a really big apartment building"