Henry Dorvil, Brandon Johnson, Dukens Eleazard, Herve Wilmore Jr., Jesse Lamar Harrell, John Similien, Marc Leroy Saint Juste., Luckner St Fleur, Marie Eleazard, Miguel Patterson, and Ruth Cartwright were charged in a Fort Lauderdale, Florida indictment this week after they allegedly stole identities and filed for fraudulent tax returns, press sources indicate. They are each charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, one count of committing aggravated identity theft, and two counts of wire fraud. It is unclear whether any of the defendants have been arrested, or, if so, if they have qualified for bail. A lawyer has not yet spoken out on behalf of any of the defendants.
According to an indictment filed with the Attorney's Office of South Florida, the 11 defendants participated in a scheme to steal identities with the intentions of using the stolen information to file for fraudulent tax returns. Detectives say the defendants stole identities from persons both living and dead. Identity theft is a core component of a number of types of fraud, including creating fraudulent bank accounts, filing for fraudulent prescriptions, and filing for fraudulent tax returns.
"Stolen identity refund fraud is spreading in South Florida like an out-of-control wildfire," an attorney general spokesperson said. "Today, in just one case, we are charging another 11 individuals who used stolen identities, including that of almost 3,000 deceased persons, to file fraudulent returns seeking close to $35 million in tax refunds."
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