Lakeside mansions and sovereign citizens: MN man charged in $350 million fake tax return scheme

The Brief

  • Caesar Munir Wilson is accused of making or directing $350 million in fake claims to the IRS.
  • In all, the Treasury Department paid out $19 million, which he used to buy a lakeside mansion and invest in cryptocurrency.
  • Wilson also advised a group of sovereign citizens on trusts and taxes.

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) A Minnesota man is facing multiple federal charges after being accused of orchestrating a multi-million-dollar tax fraud scheme.

What we know:

A federal indictment alleges Cesar Munir Wilson’s fake tax return claims total more than $350 million, of which the U.S. Treasury Department paid out $19 million.

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