The Perp
Posted on 03/19/2018 10:30:07 AM PDT by entropy12
PITTSBURGH, Pa. –A former resident of Ozone Park, New York, has been sentenced in federal court to 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on Abiodun Bakre, who was in the United States illegally during the period in which he committed the offenses. In imposing sentence, Judge Cercone noted that the wire fraud conspiracy in which Bakre participated was the largest financial fraud case the Court had presided over in more than 30 years on the bench. All told, the fraud involved over $69 million in attempted losses, with more than $20 million in fraudulently obtained federal tax refunds actually being sent out by the Internal Revenue Service. The Court also noted that over 11,000 people "were the victims of this nefarious activity."
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How smart is our IRS in sending 11,000 fraudulent refund checks to a single individual???
The media never connects the dots between aliens and identity fraud.
“”Abiodun Bakre””
Not a name of someone who would have come over the border with Mexico - tho’ I’m sure it won’t be reported, he was probably here from a European country on a student visa or work....surely from across the Atlantic - not the Rio Grande.
Sounds African to me. Nigerian scam artist?
“”How smart is our IRS in sending 11,000 fraudulent refund checks to a single individual???””
This is the latest scam being reported now but apparently according to this it’s been going on a long time. Clark Howard, consumer advocate in Atlanta reported it a couple of months ago. With the stolen ID, they file federal tax returns resulting in refunds that are sent to the home of the person whose ID was stolen. A phone call is made (supposedly by the IRS) to that person claiming that their income tax refund was sent to them in error and they have to return it. I lost the sequence after that but I guess some people follow the directions and send the refund to wherever they’re advised by phone.
People here from European countries or Middle East are used to conning people and when they come here, it continues..it’s their way of life. Look at the Iranian used car lots in CA regularly cited by DMV for fraudulent practices...
Most likely Nigerian.
Most likely Nigerian.
“”Sounds African to me. Nigerian scam artist?””
Possible - I should have included the continent of Africa in my post...I’ll google the surname...and let you know.
How smart is our IRS in sending 11,000 fraudulent refund checks to a single individual???
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This is what nobody is able to explain to me. Surely, with everything computerized, shouldn’t duplicate ss numbers make someone say, “Hmmmmmmmm”???????
I think you’re right.....
I think you’re right.....
I know that is true from personal experience. Americans in general are much more trusting, so crooked foreigners have a field day here.
I know that is true from personal experience. Americans in general are much more trusting, so crooked foreigners have a field day here.
This scheme was based on identity theft, so the perp was using multiple SS numbers. But still he could never use 11,000 mailing addresses.
In any case the length of prison sentence seems awfully short in view of the enormity of crime.
The Perp
LOL! He’s an “asset custodian.”
That’s the picture if you google but nothing says it’s the same guy reported in the thread....There are two pictures there now if you google.
See my next post - that’s a picture by googling but there is another one now with the same picture so no one can assume that’s the guy in the story...but I would say no doubt, the crook is Nigerian.
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