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2nd person enters plea in D.C. tax case

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May 19, 2008
        
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GREENBELT, Md. - A Maryland woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with an alleged tax refund embezzlement scheme run by former members of the District of Columbia's tax office. Forty-year-old Marilyn Yoon of Derwood faces a possible 10 years in prison for her guilty plea to... [read full story]                    

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Former banker makes plea deal in tax scam case

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Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty in D.C. Property Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

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Former banker makes plea deal in tax scam case

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May 22, 2008
        

Former banker makes plea deal in tax scam case WASHINGTON - A former banker agreed to become a key government witness in the District’s largest public corruption case after pleading guilty Wednesday to helping launder nearly $18 million stolen from the D.C. tax office. Walter Jones, 33, a former...

                   

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty in D.C. Property Tax Refund Scheme

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May 21, 2008
        

Walter Jones, of Essex, Maryland, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a property tax refund scheme in which millions of dollars were stolen from the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue. He is the third defendant to plead guilty in this case.

Man pleads guilty in $18 million D.C. tax scheme

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May 21, 2008
        

GREENBELT, Md. - A former Bank of America manager has pleaded guilty to taking part in a giant embezzlement scheme allegedly run for several years out of the District tax office. Thirty-three-year-old Walter Jones, of Essex, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt to...

Guilty Plea In D.C. Tax Scheme

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May 21, 2008
        

A former Bank of America manager has pleaded guilty to taking part in a giant embezzlement scheme allegedly run for several years out of the District of Columbia tax office. Walter Jones, 33, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt to conspiracy to commit money laundering. He...

                   

One More Guilty Plea in Tax Office Case

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May 21, 2008
        

The ax keeps coming down on the Harriette Walters crew. The Post is reporting that Walter Jones, 33, a former Bank of America manager from Essex, Md., has pleaded guilty to his role in the Office of Tax and Revenue embezzlement case, which included laundering roughly $18 million, and personally...

                   

Former Bank Manager Pleads Guilty in D.C. Tax Fraud Case

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May 21, 2008
        

A former Bank of America manager pleaded guilty today to participating in a massive embezzlement at the D.C. tax office, admitting in court that he deposited nearly $18 million in fraudulent checks and helped distribute the stolen money to others involved in the scheme.

Alleged tax scam mastermind's personal shopper signs plea deal

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May 20, 2008
        

Alleged tax scam mastermind’s personal shopper signs plea deal WASHINGTON - The personal shopper for alleged tax scam mastermind Harriette Walters pleaded guilty in federal court Monday, admitting that she took in hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of the largest corruption scandal in D.C....

Store Employee Pleads Guilty in City Tax Scheme

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May 20, 2008
        

Washington Post Staff Writer A woman who worked at fashionable stores in Tysons Corner pleaded guilty yesterday to a fraud charge, becoming the second person to enter a plea in the massive embezzlement scheme at the D.C. tax office, federal prosecutors said. Marilyn Yoon, 40, a Derwood resident...

2nd person pleads guilty in DC tax case

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May 19, 2008
        

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - According to a plea agreement, Yoon met the alleged ringleader Harriette Walters when Walters came to shop at the Tysons Corner Louis Vuitton store where Yoon worked as a saleswoman in 2000. The two women were friends, and the plea agreement says Walters eventually gave Yoon...

2nd Person Pleads In DC Tax Case

wjz.com
May 19, 2008
        

A Maryland woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in an alleged tax refund embezzlement scheme run by former members of the District of Columbia's tax office. Marilyn Yoon, 40, of Derwood faces a possible 10 years in prison for her guilty plea to possession of more than $526,000. Federal...

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