... because refund checks were issued by the IRS.
Man pleads guilty to filing false tax refunds for inmates...
Jun 22 2008 3:24PM
Associated Press
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GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) A Las Vegas man accused of filing bogus tax refunds for other inmates while he was imprisoned at the Crossroads Correctional Center in Shelby has pleaded guilty to the crime in federal court in Helena.
Gary Radi was charged with filing fraudulent claims for federal income tax refunds. He is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 26.
Court records say Radi offered to file tax returns for fellow inmates at the facility while he was imprisoned there in 2004 and 2005. Documents allege Radi put false information on the returns, lying about how much money the prisoners made and claiming refunds to which they were not entitled.
Radi filed taxes for eight prisoners in 2004, and for 14 inmates the following year.
Court records say he would then demand payment ranging from $200 to $400, or would pressure his customers into buying him items from the prison commissary.
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