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$44M COVID Tax Scheme:Orange County Man Among 7 NYers Nabbed In Largest US Case Ever $44M COVID Tax Scheme:Orange County Man Among 7 NYers Nabbed In Largest US Case Ever
$44M COVID Tax Scheme:Orange County Man Among 7 NYers Nabbed In Largest US Case Ever Seven New Yorkers have been charged in a sweeping tax fraud scheme, accused of exploiting pandemic relief programs to steal over $44 million, federal prosecutors announced. The indictment by the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, unsealed Wednesday, Jan. 22, alleges that the defendants filed over 8,000 fraudulent tax returns, seeking more than $600 million in COVID-19 relief funds through the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and related programs. Investigators determined the group successfully secured $44 million from the federal government. Defendants Long Island …

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