A Washington County resident forked over $19,000 after getting tricked by a con artist posing as an IRS agent, according to federal prosecutors.
An indictment handed up by a federal grand jury alleges that a man believed to be India, identified as “Iam Bishop,” or perhaps Mihir Jain, contacted the victim in March 2018 and demanded payment of back taxes
A judge set jury selection for Nov. 28. If convicted, Tevizo faces maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, although the actual punishment likely would be less under advisory sentencing guidelines.“My client did not pose as anybody. … She does not even know the other person,” he said. “Somebody made her a proposal online.”
The type of scam alleged in the indictment is one of a number of cases worked by IRS criminal investigators. In fiscal year 2021, the agency identified $10 billion in tax and financial crimes. That includes everything from scammers posing as IRS agents to people filing fraudulent returns. “We do not send them emails,” she told FOX10 News. “We do not call them on the phone. We do not threaten them that we’re coming to pick you up to take you to jail if you’re not paying. And also, we also tell people the IRS is never going to ask for payment through gift card or cryptocurrency.”
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