Three members of an Arlington family received prison sentences for a scheme to steal tax refunds, with a fourth member awaiting sentencing. They used $1.7 million in stolen refunds for luxury items after fraudulently seeking $8.5 million in refunds.
Members of an Arlington family were sentenced to prison Thursday for a multimillion-dollar scheme to steal tax refunds.The three men were previously found guilty of using $1.7 million in stolen refunds on luxury items.
David Hunt was sentenced to 92 months in prison, his son Baylon Hunt was sentenced to 38 months in prison, and Baylon’s half-brother Corey Burt was sentenced to 94 months in prison for their roles in the scheme, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. A fourth family member who was also convicted at trial is scheduled to be sentenced in May.They sought $8.5 million in tax refunds to which they were not entitled. Prosecutors said Brandon and Baylon Hunt also submitted fake documents to the IRS that included altered money orders even after receiving warning letters from the IRS.According to prosecutors, the group received more than $1.7 million in tax refunds, and used the money to buy luxury items, furniture, cryptocurrency, a Cadillac Escalade and a house in Mississippi.All four men were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. The members of the Hunt family were also convicted of multiple counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation or false tax returns."Fraudulent tax schemes such as this rob the federal fisc and the American taxpayers," said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould for the Northern District of Texas. "This verdict rightly held all four defendants accountable for their roles in the criminal conduct – a result garnered by the diligent work of IRS-CI, the Tax Section of DOJ’s Criminal Division, and those in my office to bring these individuals to justice."
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