Tax Fraud Committed by Prisoners Has Cost Taxpayers $123 Million Since 2004
Earlier this month, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a report finding that prisoners in both federal and state penitentiaries are filing fraudulent refund claims without consequences because the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not disclosed information with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). In 2009, there were 1,464 fraudulent tax returns filed by inmates- nearly half of those were inmates housed in Ohio's London Correctional Institution, according to the IRS.
In 2009, there were 1,464 fraudulent tax returns filed by inmates - nearly half of which originated from inmates housed in London Correctional Institution, according to the IRS. Brown released a full report of Ohio prisons housing inmates that filed fraudulent returns.