The chief of the Questionable Refund Unit for the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department was apparently confused about the purpose of his job. Rather than making sure taxpayer returns and refund claims were on the up-and-up, he altered returns and had the resulting fraudulent refunds deposited into his own bank account. In total, he siphoned almost $700,000 from New Mexico’s taxpayers. He’s facing a minimum of 32 years in federal prison on charges of wire fraud, identity theft, and money laundering. (https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/tax-official-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-nearly-700k-in-taxpayer-money/)
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