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Dumb criminals: Man Files Fradulent Taxes On Behalf Of South Carolina Bloods
COLUMBIA, SC — A Columbia man who prepared taxes on behalf of the Bloods street gang and received $1.2 million in fraudulent returns was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in prison.
Daion Ali Bowers, 27, also must repay the government $1.2 million in restitution for refunds paid out as part of the fraud scheme. He earlier pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, said Assistant U.S. Attorney JD Rowell.
Bowers was not an accountant, Rowell said.
Bowers, along with Tashanda “Big Momma Blood” Parker, recruited people to give Bowers their personal information so he could file returns. Members of the Gangsta Killer Blood gang were among those who offered their information, Rowell said.
Bowers was not a member of the gang. Parker was a member of the Bloodettes, a female affiliate gang, and helped recruit people for the scheme, Rowell said.
Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2013/04/16/2727326/columbia-man-headed-to-prison.html#storylink=cpy
Daion Ali Bowers, 27, also must repay the government $1.2 million in restitution for refunds paid out as part of the fraud scheme. He earlier pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, said Assistant U.S. Attorney JD Rowell.
Bowers was not an accountant, Rowell said.
Bowers, along with Tashanda “Big Momma Blood” Parker, recruited people to give Bowers their personal information so he could file returns. Members of the Gangsta Killer Blood gang were among those who offered their information, Rowell said.
Bowers was not a member of the gang. Parker was a member of the Bloodettes, a female affiliate gang, and helped recruit people for the scheme, Rowell said.
Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2013/04/16/2727326/columbia-man-headed-to-prison.html#storylink=cpy
