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| Key West Inmates Run Scam from Jail |
| By palmbeachpost.com |
| Published: 02/22/2010 |
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Say this for the thieves, druggies and bank robbers at the county jail outside Key West: They put their idle time to profitable use. Detainees turned the IRS into their own private ATM, filing for about $1 million in fraudulent refunds. Before the scam was uncovered, they hauled in as much as $100,000 for themselves, their friends and relatives, say past and present law-enforcement officials. It was easy money. "I was shocked that inmates could steal from the IRS that easily and that blatantly and not be prosecuted. Even when the case was handed to them on a platter,' said Rick Roth, a retired Monroe County Sheriff who said the feds dragged their feet in prosecuting the perpetrators. Only this month -- nearly three years after the local investigation was completed -- was evidence brought before a Miami grand jury, said Jonathan Ellsworth, who was the chief local investigator on the case. Indictments could come this week. Read More. |
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