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Dad and his daughter got millions from IRS after claiming to win lottery, authorities say
South Florida Sun Sentinel ^ | Dec 16, 2019 | Mario Ariza

Posted on 12/17/2019 12:22:04 PM PST by dennisw

A Broward County father and daughter claimed the government owed them $175 million in tax refunds on their lottery winnings. The IRS paid them $3.4 million before the agency realized the pair had never purchased a winning ticket, prosecutors say.

Now, the pair, who say they’re “aboriginal indigenous Moorish Americans” immune to government authority, are on trial in a Palm Beach federal courtroom accused of tax fraud.

Court documents allege that Danielle Takeila Edmonson, 35, of Boynton, and Kenneth Roger Edmonson, 51, of Oakland Park, began filing a series of bogus tax returns in 2015. RELATED: Man gets 40 years for fake legal filings »

That year, prosecutors allege, Danielle Edmonson claimed an unspecified amount of lottery winnings, and managed to get the IRS to pay her $239,700. With her allegedly ill-gotten refunds, Danielle Edmonson bought a BMW and took out $60,000 from the bank in cash.

The following year, the woman — who court filings describe as a master’s in business graduate — decided to ask the IRS to pay her over $80 million in returns on over $141 million of supposed income.

“Your demand has no legal validity and is not payable through any federal agency," the IRS replied in a letter quoted in court documents. “Your scheme appears to be akin to a fraud."

But the revenue service’s remonstrance didn’t slow Dainelle Edmonson. The following year, 2016, she got almost $2.5 million out of the agency in what prosecutors allege are fraudulent filings. And the following year, 2017, she asked for $9 million.

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To: dennisw

Well, that’s one way to defend abortion...


41 posted on 12/17/2019 1:09:36 PM PST by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!))
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To: decal

Apparently, he fathered her when he was 15 or 16.


42 posted on 12/17/2019 1:10:27 PM PST by masadaman
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To: patriotfury

“defend” = DEFUND!


43 posted on 12/17/2019 1:10:37 PM PST by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!))
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To: dennisw

dollars to donuts she learned this little game from somebody...and then didn’t give them “their” cut.

there’s more to this story-and I guarandamteeya it started on Bammy’s watch and has its own little “constituency” “laundering” their proceeds back to somebodies that help make it happen and keep it happenin.


44 posted on 12/17/2019 1:14:23 PM PST by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible")
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To: dennisw; Ezekiel
He fez he is innocent.


45 posted on 12/17/2019 1:21:50 PM PST by Daffynition (*I'm living the dream.* & :))
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To: Yaelle

Indeed it seems someone should have checked the facts behind such a claim.

This reminds me of a old story we heard in business school where someone bought a new car and the bank gave them a payment booklet with 48 monthly stubs. On the first payment due, they sent in the check with the last stub in the booklet. From this, they received a computerized thank you for paying off their loan along with clear title to their new car. LOL

This was many years ago, but I assume the bank eventually caught this in an audit.


46 posted on 12/17/2019 1:26:23 PM PST by Zack Attack
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To: dennisw
From "mylife" ? maybe same ? ...probably gone soon



https://www.mylife.com/danielle-edmonson/e937249688118

family, friends, associates, & neighbors -- including Britany Edmonson, Kenneth Edmonson, Angela Smith, Moya Williams and Louise Dwilliams.
Danielle DOES have Lawsuits, Liens or Bankruptcies.

47 posted on 12/17/2019 1:32:59 PM PST by stylin19a ((2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever))
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To: dennisw

How is this even possible to do?

Itisnt an honor system. You gotta have some proof of your claims.


48 posted on 12/17/2019 1:45:31 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
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To: Vigilanteman

Meanwhile igot a nastygram from them over an unclaimed $1.37 in interest from a forgotten credit union account.

How did they get away with any of this?


49 posted on 12/17/2019 1:49:49 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
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To: dennisw

I am confused. Lottery winners pay taxes on their winnings. The IRS collects the taxes on winnings. As far as I know the IRS does not hold lotteries paying out money.

So how in the world did this scam work at all? In what situation would the IRS issue a refund to someone for winning a lottery?


50 posted on 12/17/2019 2:07:37 PM PST by Tammy8
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To: Daffynition; dfwgator

Eat Moor Chikin..


51 posted on 12/17/2019 2:11:11 PM PST by Ezekiel (The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
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To: Sequoyah101
You got to be kidding! Under the new guidelines, I thought you weren't even required to report interest unless it was $10 or over in an account.

If they issue me a 1099, I am going to do it anyway just because I don't want the hassle . . . but, still!

52 posted on 12/17/2019 2:13:09 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Sequoyah101

You can’t fix STUPID my gosh they got almost 2 million YET they didn’t find a spot out of the country with a low cost of living what IDIOTS!!!


53 posted on 12/17/2019 2:16:33 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: dennisw
"Now, the pair, who say they’re “aboriginal indigenous Moorish Americans” immune to government authority..."


54 posted on 12/17/2019 2:28:28 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Erik Latranyi

You and me both.


55 posted on 12/17/2019 2:32:00 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“How can I get me an “aboriginal indigenous Mo”
.....
Well for starters, you gotta have high cheek bones. ....


56 posted on 12/17/2019 3:00:50 PM PST by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
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To: Tea Party Terrorist

It is also laughingly considered to be a “voluntary” tax system.


57 posted on 12/17/2019 3:35:06 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: dennisw

Apparently my privileged white history classes missed telling me that the Moors were indigenous to North America.

From the looks of that woman, I doubt that she even knows who the Moors were.


58 posted on 12/17/2019 3:44:26 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: dennisw

Apparently my privileged white history classes missed telling me that the Moors were indigenous to North America.

From the looks of that woman, I doubt that she even knows who the Moors were.


59 posted on 12/17/2019 3:44:26 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: Ezekiel
I thought Mary Tyler Moor was a vegan.


60 posted on 12/17/2019 4:00:59 PM PST by Daffynition (*I'm living the dream.* & :))
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