Felon defrauded IRS of $6.37 million, spent $843,000 on cars in a week

A St. Petersburg man sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the IRS must forfeit the $2.62 million home he bought with ill-gotten funds.
A St. Petersburg man sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the IRS must forfeit the $2.62 million home he bought with ill-gotten funds.
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A 40-year-old St. Petersburg convicted drug dealer has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for filing false tax returns seeking refunds totaling more than $170 million while on supervised release for his previous conviction.

 

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