Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
A Miami man convicted in a fraud case involving identity theft and income tax refunds was sentenced to 17 years in prison and ordered to pay $568,625 in restitution Tuesday. Eddie Blanchard, 37, was convicted by a federal jury in May on 21 counts of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to obstruct official proceedings, and obstruction of official proceedings. He was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson. Federal sentencing guidelines called for a prison term of 14 to more than 17 years. The government asked for a sentence of 17 years and nine months while Blanchard sought a term lower than the guideline range. Two co-defendants, Junior Jean Merilia, 34, and Ramoth Jean, 35, pleaded guilty to charges earlier in connection with the case. Blanchard was indicted last October for participating in the Miami-based tax refund fraud scheme. He and three co-defendants, Jean, Merilia, and Jimmy Lord Calixte, who is still at large, traveled repeatedly to Richmond in 2012 and used stolen personal identifying information and online tax preparation programs to file hundreds of fraudulent tax returns. Authorities allege the scammers posted fake job openings on […]
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