An Oklahoma man and a Georgia man were both sentenced in Florida for their participation in a transnational tax fraud scheme.
Adetunji Adejumo, 44, Oklahoma City, OK, and Ibrahim Jinadu, 35, Atlanta, GA, were sentenced to 33 and 27 months in prison, respectively.
Both individuals had entered pleas of guilty in the past regarding their involvement in this particular case.
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According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), a third conspirator, Olufemi Odedeyi of the United Kingdom, is currently subject to extradition from the UK.
A total of three people were apprehended in September 2021.
As per court records, international conspirators, which included Odedeyi, acquired unauthorized access to the computer servers of U.S.-based businesses; assisted in the theft of personally identifiable information (PII) from said servers pertaining to United States residents; and utilized the compromised data to submit fraudulent and fictitious federal tax returns to the IRS in pursuit of income tax refunds.
Adejumo and Jinadu, who were citizens of the United States, amassed fraudulent funds deposited into prepaid debit cards under their ownership or into bank accounts under their control or access.
They subsequently distributed a portion of the fraudulent revenue to additional accomplices.
The conspirators fraudulently claimed millions of dollars in tax refunds on their tax returns.
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The Tampa Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service–Criminal Investigation (IRS–CI) and the Tampa Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation oversaw the investigation.
The IRS-CI Cyber Crimes Unit (based in Washington, D.C.), the Office of International Affairs of the Department of Justice, IRS-CI and FBI International Operations at Mission UK, UK authorities, and the IRS-CI Dallas and Atlanta Field Offices all contributed significantly to the effort.
These cases are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Rachel Jones.
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