14 yearsfor leading a $110 million stolen-identity tax refund ring
A Texas man who led a scheme using stolen Social Security numbers and stolen tax-preparer credentials to seek $110 million in IRS refunds was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Abraham Yusuff's ring filed more than 370 fraudulent returns and redirected victims' IRS mail to addresses he controlled; the IRS actually paid out approximately $30 million of the $110 million sought, the restitution figure in his September 2024 sentence.
Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (reproducing the Justice Department Tax Division release). Read more: stolen identity refund fraud · case file