Baton Rouge Tax Preparer Sentenced to 33 Months for Pandemic Benefits Fraud Scheme
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An October 16, 2023 press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Louisiana announcing that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Pamela Albert, 51, of Baton Rouge to 33 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered $223,180 in restitution, following her conviction for wire fraud. The release states that between approximately March and June 2021 Albert submitted false PPP loan claims in her name and others' names with fraudulent tax documents based on fictitious business profits, using other people's personal identifying information. It says she had over $200,000 wired to her bank accounts and either gave part to others or kept it.
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“Baton Rouge Tax Preparer Sentenced to 33 Months for Pandemic Benefits Fraud Scheme.”
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United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Pamela Albert, age 51, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 33 months in federal prison following her conviction for wire fraud. The Court further sentenced Albert to serve three years of supervised release following her term of imprisonment and ordered her to pay $223,180 in restitution. Between approximately March and June 2021, Albert submitted false claims for Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans in her name and in the names of others. Albert also submitted fraudulent tax documents for her PPP loan claims, that were based on fictitious business profits and losses. Albert maintained various bank accounts in which PPP funds were deposited. Throughout her scheme, Albert obtained the personally identifiable information of others, such as names, birth dates, and Social Security numbers in order to file her false PPP loan claims. Albert requested that PPP benefits be wired to her bank accounts, totaling over $200,000 in funds to which she and others were not entitled. Upon submitting the claims and receiving the funds, Albert either gave a portion of the funds to others or kept all the funds for herself. This matter was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Edward H. Warner.
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