IRS Sent $46M in Apparently Bogus Refunds to One Atlanta Address
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The Internal Revenue Service sent 23,994 tax refunds worth a combined $46,378,040 to "unauthorized" alien workers who all used the same address in Atlanta, Ga., in 2011, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
That was not the only Atlanta address theoretically used by thousands of "unauthorized" alien workers receiving millions in federal tax refunds in 2011. In fact, according to a TIGTA audit report published last year, four of the top ten addresses to which the IRS sent thousands of tax refunds to "unauthorized" aliens were in Atlanta.
The IRS sent 11,284 refunds worth a combined $2,164,976 to unauthorized alien workers at a second Atlanta address; 3,608 worth $2,691,448 to a third; and 2,386 worth $1,232,943 to a fourth.
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Was it 755 Hank Aaron Drive?
Why does 24/7 hate brown people?
Hey, let's use this agency to handle medical care!
The fraud is a feature, not a bug.
WTHR of Indianapolis, Indiana, said:
One of the workers, who was interviewed at his home in southern Indiana, admitted that four other illegal immigrants used his address to file tax returns -- even though they don't live there.
These four workers claimed that not only they, but a total of 20 children between them -- about 30 people -- lived in the residence.
As a result, the IRS sent the illegal immigrants tax refunds totaling $29,608.
Google "Child Tax Credit, WTHR, Segall" for more.