Atlanta man and Nigerian man charged in $100 million IRS fraud scheme

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An Atlanta man and a man from the United Kingdom and Nigeria have been charged with filing more than 300 fake tax returns that sought over $100 million in fraudulent refunds from the IRS.

What’s Happening: 43-year-old Akinade Adedeji Raheem of Atlanta and 42-year-old Abayomi Quadri Eletu, who lived in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, face charges including conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft. U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg of the Northern District of Georgia announced the charges…

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