{"id":22729,"date":"2016-04-21T14:50:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=22729"},"modified":"2016-04-21T14:50:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:50:59","slug":"10-charged-international-money-laundering-id-theft-involving-14-million-fraudulent-tax-refunds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=22729","title":{"rendered":"10 Charged with International Money Laundering and ID Theft Involving $14 Million in Fraudulent Tax Refunds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461270748582_2802\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461270748582_2804\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461270748582_2784\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461270748582_2783\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461270748582_2782\"><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461270748582_2781\">Hundreds of Fake Identities and Fraudulent Armenian and Georgian Passports Used To Open Bank Accounts and Mail Drops across Southern California<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461270748582_2785\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461270748582_2535\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">SANTA ANA, CALIF.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\">Federal authorities late Wednesday arrested five out of 10 defendants who have been charged in identity thefts cases related to an international<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21544\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21544 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ronald-Reagan-Federal-Courthouse-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ronald-Reagan-Federal-Courthouse-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ronald-Reagan-Federal-Courthouse-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ronald-Reagan-Federal-Courthouse.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ronald-Reagan-Federal-Courthouse-45x35.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse, Santa Ana, Calif.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\">money laundering scheme that laundered millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained federal income tax refunds.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\">The criminal complaints filed Tuesday in federal court were unsealed Wednesday charge the 10 defendants with participating in a money laundering ring that used hundreds of bank accounts opened with stolen identities to launder millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained tax refunds.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">According to the affidavits supporting the complaints, the IRS has identified approximately 7,000 fraudulent tax returns related to this scheme that cumulatively sought about $38 million in refunds.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\">The IRS issued about $14 million in refunds, and the money was deposited into and laundered through bank accounts used in this scheme. The fraudulent tax returns were filed and the bank accounts were opened with personal identifying information that had been stolen from thousands of victims.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cStolen identity refund fraud schemes are a growing problem that victimize both the United States government and individuals who have tax returns fraudulently filed in their names,\u201d said <strong>U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker.<\/strong> \u201cWe are devoting more resources to combat this problem and will continue to pursue organizations that engage in this type of fraud. The cases unsealed today demonstrate that we will dismantle these criminal operations and stop schemes that target innocent Americans and steal taxpayers&#8217; money.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The 10 defendants allegedly used fraudulent foreign passports to commit identity theft by opening numerous bank accounts and mailbox addresses with the stolen identities. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">According to the criminal complaints, they used fraudulent passports from the Republic of Armenia, Georgia and the Czech Republic that had the names of identity theft victims but the defendants\u2019 photographs.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cInvestigating refund fraud and identity theft is a top priority for IRS Criminal Investigation,\u201d stated<strong> Anthony J. Orlando, acting Special Agent in Charge for IRS Criminal Investigation<\/strong>. \u201cStealing identities and filing false tax returns is a serious crime that hurts innocent taxpayers. Today&#8217;s arrests should serve as a strong warning to those who are considering similar conduct. Law enforcement is serious about investigating these crimes and holding accountable those who defraud the government.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\">The mailboxes and bank accounts were opened throughout southern California, including the cities of Newport Beach, Cypress, and La Habra in Orange County; and the cities of Alhambra, Azusa, Covina, Encino, Los Angeles, Montebello, North Hollywood, Rowland Heights, Temple City and Glendale in Los Angeles County.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The five defendants taken into custody late yesterday afternoon are:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span 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identities using fraudulent Armenian passports; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Artash Stepanyan,<\/strong> 31, of Glendale, who allegedly opened at least 14 bank accounts and six mailbox addresses in different identities using fraudulent Armenian and Georgian passports;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The defendants who were arrested were held overnight and are scheduled to make their initial court appearances this afternoon in the United States Courthouse in Santa Ana.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\">Authorities continue to search for the other five defendants. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\">They are:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Mkhitar Mkrtchyan<\/strong>, 43, of Sylmar, who allegedly opened at least two bank accounts and two 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