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Charlotte, N.C., woman accused in tax scheme approaching $3.8 million
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte, N.C., woman has been accused in a tax scheme to defraud the government of more than $3.8?million.
In court documents filed Thursday in U.S. District Court, 40-year-old Candida Mayo Figueroa was named as a suspect.
Federal authorities said the U.S. Postal Service intercepted an “extraordinarily large number” of mailings from the U.S. Treasury Department that appeared to contain checks going to several apartments close to one another in Charlotte. The Postal Service alerted investigators because the names on the mail were people not known to receive mail at those addresses.
Authorities said much of the mail was sent to homes in the Arrowood Crossing apartment complex in southwest Charlotte, and that Figueroa had been seen pulling mail from multiple mailboxes there.
Investigators said they sent five addresses to the IRS, which linked 804 individual income tax returns to those addresses. There was no history of the taxpayers identified on the forms living at the homes listed, authorities said.
h/t Groucho Marxist
Xavier
August 12th, 2012
FWIW, when I moved to Charlotte in ’96 I walked into the office of those apartments and said, “Hi. I’m looking for an apartment.” The manager took one look at me, took a deep breath, and said, “You don’t qualify. This is subsidized housing.”
Racist bitch.
fxdwg69
August 12th, 2012
This is the culture of corruption that we invite into our country and want to give amnesty to. Kick ‘emm ALL out, kids included!
Groucho Marxist
August 12th, 2012
“On Wednesday, authorities searched the five homes associated with the scheme. At Figueroa’s home, they found notebooks containing names and Social Security numbers, U.S. Treasury checks and a box containing dozens of birth certificates of Mexican origin.”
My guess is she’s both a democrat with numerous voter registrations and an illegal alien as both are not mentioned in the story.
Ornery1
August 12th, 2012
She’ll be OK, her fleecing of the American taxpayer was so innovative and efficient the scheme will soon be adopted by the US Treasury.
John F.
August 12th, 2012
I see some prison time in her future. When that’s all said and done, I bet they won’t dare DEPORT her, though.
Ronterf
August 12th, 2012
Big O don’t care where the money go….
Long as he spread the wealth, and smack down big evil uncle Sam. whatever it takes to sink the ship.
David Kramer
August 12th, 2012
I read one article where 25,000 returns were connected to one address. If you dug deeper, it was probably a Obama campaign office.
Corona
August 12th, 2012
It can’t just all end up on this womans’ lap. How did she get this Glengarry Glen Ross list in the first place? Harry Reid? Beuller? Beuller?
Major Mal function
August 12th, 2012
How did she get this Glengarry Glen Ross list in the first place?
Probably from those who forged the identity documents in the first place.
Unslung Hero
August 12th, 2012
It would be good if she WAS tried by sharia law…….. in spanish!! cortar la mano de
Edith McCrotch
August 12th, 2012
Stoopid crackera…she should have forged working papers that said she was working for the Mexican embassy then she could of at least claimed diplomatic immunity and go in hiding some place where she wouldn’t stick out like a sore tamale.
Keyser Söze
August 12th, 2012
She should have created an LLC as a tax service with a PO Box and filed for the refunds directly to her company, as reimbursement for “tax anticipation loan” refunds.
Buffalobob
August 12th, 2012
After the EIC (Earned Income Credit) grant was implemented in the 80s a scam was discovered in a small town south west of Tucson AZ with fewer than 4000 TOTAL residents. By the time the IRS realised what was happening over 40,000 EIC electronic deposits were sent out. At that time the IRS did not have the capability of cross checking the validity of the W 2s with employers data. It appears nothing has changed. The scams go on the taxpayers of the US are continued to be screwed. The community organizers recruit more and more takers.
conservative cowgirl
August 12th, 2012
Sounds like Charlotte has a really bad Candida infection.
Badco
August 12th, 2012
OT, I guess… But, just recently fought a speeding ticket issued in El Paso, TX. When my court date came and I appeared in court, I was stunned… again stunned… that some of the proceedings before mine were conducted in Spanish!! The judge, attorneys, and defendant ALL conducted their business in a foreign language in a U.S. Court. I’m left to wonder how the Court Reporter jotted this all down… and in what language… and how the opposite would have worked in a Mexican court??
Bob M.
August 12th, 2012
Lemmee guess: ILLEGAL FOREIGN INVADER, or descendent thereof?