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AC Casino Gambler Admits Using Family, Others To Defraud IRS Out Of $1.3 Million AC Casino Gambler Admits Using Family, Others To Defraud IRS Out Of $1.3 Million
AC Casino Gambler Admits Using Family, Others To Defraud IRS Out Of $1.3 Million A gambler from Middlesex County admitted Friday that he used family members and others to fraudulently claim $3.9 million in federal tax refunds on his casino winnings -- $1.3 million of which the IRS paid out, authorities said. Michael Watsey, 43, of South River, told a U.S. District Court judge in Trenton that he lied after the tax refund requests were questioned and pretended to be a casino host while talking with an IRS representative on the phone. Watsey conspired with family members and others to file 16 fraudulent U.S. income tax returns for 2014, 2015 and 2016, U.S. Attorney Craig C…

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