Six people have been charged in a scheme to defraud the IRS of at least $1.6 million by filing tax returns on behalf of the recently deceased, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. From a Justice Department release:
According to the indictment, between April 15, 2009, to at least August 2011, Muaad Salem, Fahim Sulieman, Hanan Widdi, Najeh Widdi, Hazem Woodi and Daxesj Patel and other unknown co-conspirators allegedly defrauded the United States by filing false and fraudulent tax returns, many in the names of recently deceased taxpayers, and directing refunds to controlled locations in the state of Florida.
