Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigations

2 USVI Women Must Pay Back $107K They Stole In Tax Fraud Scheme, Judge Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Lynell Hughes, 35, St. Croix, and Nicolette Alexander, 30, of St. Thomas, were sentenced recently in federal court…

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St. Croix Woman Gets 1.5 Years In Prison For Stealing $83K In Tax Fraud Case

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman was sentenced in Golden Rock today to 1.5 years in prison for her role in a complicated tax fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney…

John McCarthy December 2, 2021

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St. Croix Woman Who Chose Jury Trial Over Plea Deal Gets 4 Years For Tax Fraud

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix woman convicted in a jury trial for her part in a complex tax fraud scheme was given 3.75 years in prison by a federal judge,…

John McCarthy November 15, 2021

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St. Croix Woman Is Tenth Person Convicted In $400,000 Tax Fraud Scheme

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman accused of working with nine co-conspirators in a tax fraud scheme that scammed people across the territory out of about $400,000 was convicted on multiple…

VI Free Press June 15, 2021

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St. Croix Woman Gets Less Than 1 Year In Prison For Stealing $40K In Tax Refunds

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman who stole more than $40,000 in other people's U.S. Virgin Islands income tax refunds has been given a sentence of less than one year…

VI Free Press March 31, 2021

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St. Croix Tax Fraudster Gets 1 Year In Prison For Stealing $65K In Tax Refunds

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman convicted of stealing at least $65,000 through a tax fraud scheme she concocted with nine others will serve one year in prison, authorities said.…

VI Free Press March 29, 2021

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8th USVI Woman Pleads Guilty In All-Female, Multi-Level Tax Fraud Scheme

CHRISTIANSTED — An eighth woman has pleaded guilty in an all-female, multi-level tax fraud scheme hatched in the territory, authorities said. Joanne Benjamin, 41, from the Virgin Islands pled guilty…

VI Free Press March 11, 2021

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USAO And IRS Warn Of New Wave of COVID-19 Scams Related To 2nd Round Of Stimulus Check Payments

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Gretchen C.F. Shappert, United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands, and Tyler R. Hatcher, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation…

VI Free Press January 25, 2021

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2 Who Stole At Least $50,000 In Fraudulent Income Tax Refund Scheme Get 1.75 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two St. Croix women were given 1.75 years in prison for stealing at least $50,000 in a fraudulent income tax refund scheme between 2010 and 2011, authorities…

VI Free Press December 7, 2020

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2nd U.S. Virgin Islands Woman Convicted in Federal Tax Fraud Scheme

CHRISTIANSTED — After a five-day trial, a federal jury today found Patricia Henry, 52, of St. Croix, guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert…

VI Free Press November 17, 2020