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Article: FOUR ARRESTED IN STATE INCOME TAX REFUND FRAUD SCHEME

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February 14, 2007
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The California Franchise Tax Board issued the following press release:

Three Los Angeles area men and a woman have been arrested on charges of grand theft and filing false state income tax returns in a case involving a fraudulent refund ring, the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) announced.

Kessler Wyatt, Jr., 66, aka Corky Kessler, aka Erick Kessler, was arrested yesterday by authorities. He is a self-employed job placement recruiter and the alleged ringleader. According to investigators, Wyatt allegedly used his knowledge of payroll systems and recruiting skills to create a refund fraud scheme.

During the period of 1999 - 2002, Wyatt prepared false wage and withholding statements and filed them ...

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