IRS told employees to ignore potential fraud in program used by immigrants

[chanel]

IRS pays out $6.8 billion in refunds to taxpayers who file using Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs). They generally are immigrants, here both legally and illegally. The potential amount of fraud was not stated, but the investigators detailed seven schemes that paid out $9 million in tax refunds in 2011

Rep. Sam Johnson, Texas Republican, called for IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman to resign.

He has written a bill that would limit the popular child tax credit to only those taxpayers who have a Social Security number. The House passed a bill that included a version of his legislation, but the Senate has not acted on it.

The IRS said the law doesn’t prohibit illegal immigrant parents from obtaining the credit, though many members of Congress disagree.

"Many members of Congress disagree."
"The House passed a bill...but the Senate has not acted on it."

Refundable tax credits (welfare) for illegal immigrants seems to be supported by the Dems.

Anyone surprised?

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Now dey fakin' birth certificates...

Immigration fraud ring hits Tennessee
Sep 29, 2012 | Genuine Puerto Rican birth certificates mailed to undocumented aliens

Federal immigration officials are investigating a widespread illegal operation involving the mailing of genuine Puerto Rican birth certificates and other forms of identification to undocumented immigrants living in Tennessee and throughout the U.S. A federal magistrate judge in Nashville ruled in a preliminary hearing Thursday that there was probable cause for a grand jury to pursue an indictment against Andy Javier Torrez-Martinez, also known as Ezekial Rico-Mendez, an illegal immigrant living in Smyrna. There have been other, and some larger, arrests involving illegal documents in at least 14 states and Puerto Rico, indicating extensive and organized illegal operations from Nebraska to Rhode Island to Florida.

Special Agent Michael Perez, an agent within with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, brought a criminal complaint against Rico-Mendez after a multistate investigation of a group involved in the sale of illegally obtained birth certificates and other documents used for identification and as proof of citizenship sold to people in Middle Tennessee. The three criminal complaints brought against Rico-Mendez include conspiracy to unlawfully possess and transfer five or more identification documents, sale of United States citizenship documents and sale of Social Security cards. The complaint, written by Perez, describes the investigation, which began in July 2011 and involved two cooperating defendants. In April 2012, agents arrested the first unnamed defendant based on the purchase of a genuine Puerto Rican birth certificate and a matching Social Security card.

The defendant identified her supplier as Wandy Omar Sosa, who was located and arrested in Woonsocket, R.I. Sosa cooperated and told agents he acted as a broker contacted by vendors through cellphones to arrange transactions wired through Western Union. After receiving a fee, Sosa paid Puerto Rican suppliers who would then mail documents to addresses in Middle Tennessee through the U.S. Postal Service. Sosa identified Andy Javier Torrez-Martinez as a vendor, and on Sept. 22 postal inspectors confirmed that a parcel had been mailed from Puerto Rico to Torrez-Martinez. The inspectors obtained a federal search warrant and intercepted the parcel, finding identification documents. After the inspection, agents delivered the parcel to Torrez-Martinez and he accepted delivery. Agents executed a separate search warrant and recovered the documents.

In the course of an interview on the property, agents discovered that the defendant's real name is Ezekial Rico-Mendez, and he had obtained Puerto Rican identification upon moving to Tennessee from Mexico six years ago. While being questioned during Thursday's hearing, Agent Perez said that the documents were genuine, as opposed to being created on a computer or copied, and they corresponded to living Puerto Rican citizens. He specified that the documents were being brought into the United States to be used as evidence of U.S. citizenship for work purposes and to obtain driver's licenses. Upon his arrest, Rico-Mendez admitted to receiving documents from Sosa, transferring them to undocumented immigrants in this district and that he was here illegally. The government's attorney, Hilliard H. Hester III, declined to comment on details or the extent of the case, calling it "an investigation that's continuing to be looked at."

A widespread problem

 

[waltky]

Puerto Rico to become 51st state?...

Puerto Rico Approves US Statehood Bid
November 09, 2012 - For the first time, voters in Puerto Rico have advanced a non-binding referendum calling for statehood, a provision that could only be granted by the U.S. Congress.

A majority of voters voiced support for the measure Tuesday which calls for consideration of what would be the 51st U.S. state. Three previous ballot initiatives failed to get a majority of support. Article IV of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the authority to decide on state admissions. The last states admitted were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. Although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they cannot vote for presidents. They also have no representation in the Senate and limited representation in the House of Representatives.

Need for change

Justin O'Brien, the head of the U.S. Council for Puerto Rico Statehood, says these are the key reasons the island's status needs to change. "The ability to participate in the government that passes laws and makes decisions that affect the livelihoods of all citizens, for 114 years, Puerto Ricans have not had that representation," said O'Brien.

U.S. President Barack Obama has said he would support the will of the Puerto Rican people on statehood. O'Brien says statehood is long overdue. "Puerto Ricans have been citizens since 1917 but the quality of their citizenship has been one that has been dis-equal, or unequal rather," O'Brien added. "I think Puerto Ricans are clearly tired of that." O'Brien says he believes the territory will continue to push for statehood although pro-statehood Governor Luis Fortuno lost his re-election bid Tuesday to Alejandro Garcia Padilla, a pro-commonwealth lawmaker.

In Tuesday's balloting, voters considered a two-question referendum that first asked if they favored the territory's current status. The second question allowed them to choose from three options, including one on statehood. The U.S. seized the island from Spain in 1898 during the Spanish-American War.

Source

 

[Connery]

This truly boggles the mind. "Investigators said the IRS issued 23,994 refunds to one address in Atlanta, totaling $46 million in refunds. And one single bank account was issued 8,393 refunds totaling $236,747, while another account was issued 2,706 refunds totaled $7.3 million in 2011."

IRS told employees to ignore potential fraud in program used by immigrants - Washington Times

 

[freedombecki]

IRS pays out $6.8 billion in refunds to taxpayers who file using Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs). They generally are immigrants, here both legally and illegally. The potential amount of fraud was not stated, but the investigators detailed seven schemes that paid out $9 million in tax refunds in 2011

Rep. Sam Johnson, Texas Republican, called for IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman to resign.

He has written a bill that would limit the popular child tax credit to only those taxpayers who have a Social Security number. The House passed a bill that included a version of his legislation, but the Senate has not acted on it.

The IRS said the law doesn’t prohibit illegal immigrant parents from obtaining the credit, though many members of Congress disagree.

"Many members of Congress disagree."
"The House passed a bill...but the Senate has not acted on it."

Refundable tax credits (welfare) for illegal immigrants seems to be supported by the Dems.

Anyone surprised?

No, but I'm angry.

I'm angry there are crooks in the Senate and House, and I want them out starting with Nancy Pelosi the shrill commie shill and Harry Reid, the liar. Out. Never to return.

Anyone convicted of a crime? No serving in the senate, I don't care if they were a judge who got caught accepting a bribe or not. They shouldn't be allowed to run in the first place if they have done crimes like that.

Quit putting smart crooks near taxes collected from the workers of this nation.

And stop sealing peoples' damn records. If they did the crime, people ought to know what kind of crimes they committed. Criminals do not belong in public service, and that's all there is to it.

 

[freedombecki]

Granny says, "Now dey fakin' birth certificates...

Immigration fraud ring hits Tennessee
Sep 29, 2012 | Genuine Puerto Rican birth certificates mailed to undocumented aliens

Federal immigration officials are investigating a widespread illegal operation involving the mailing of genuine Puerto Rican birth certificates and other forms of identification to undocumented immigrants living in Tennessee and throughout the U.S. A federal magistrate judge in Nashville ruled in a preliminary hearing Thursday that there was probable cause for a grand jury to pursue an indictment against Andy Javier Torrez-Martinez, also known as Ezekial Rico-Mendez, an illegal immigrant living in Smyrna. There have been other, and some larger, arrests involving illegal documents in at least 14 states and Puerto Rico, indicating extensive and organized illegal operations from Nebraska to Rhode Island to Florida.

Special Agent Michael Perez, an agent within with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, brought a criminal complaint against Rico-Mendez after a multistate investigation of a group involved in the sale of illegally obtained birth certificates and other documents used for identification and as proof of citizenship sold to people in Middle Tennessee. The three criminal complaints brought against Rico-Mendez include conspiracy to unlawfully possess and transfer five or more identification documents, sale of United States citizenship documents and sale of Social Security cards. The complaint, written by Perez, describes the investigation, which began in July 2011 and involved two cooperating defendants. In April 2012, agents arrested the first unnamed defendant based on the purchase of a genuine Puerto Rican birth certificate and a matching Social Security card.

The defendant identified her supplier as Wandy Omar Sosa, who was located and arrested in Woonsocket, R.I. Sosa cooperated and told agents he acted as a broker contacted by vendors through cellphones to arrange transactions wired through Western Union. After receiving a fee, Sosa paid Puerto Rican suppliers who would then mail documents to addresses in Middle Tennessee through the U.S. Postal Service. Sosa identified Andy Javier Torrez-Martinez as a vendor, and on Sept. 22 postal inspectors confirmed that a parcel had been mailed from Puerto Rico to Torrez-Martinez. The inspectors obtained a federal search warrant and intercepted the parcel, finding identification documents. After the inspection, agents delivered the parcel to Torrez-Martinez and he accepted delivery. Agents executed a separate search warrant and recovered the documents.

In the course of an interview on the property, agents discovered that the defendant's real name is Ezekial Rico-Mendez, and he had obtained Puerto Rican identification upon moving to Tennessee from Mexico six years ago. While being questioned during Thursday's hearing, Agent Perez said that the documents were genuine, as opposed to being created on a computer or copied, and they corresponded to living Puerto Rican citizens. He specified that the documents were being brought into the United States to be used as evidence of U.S. citizenship for work purposes and to obtain driver's licenses. Upon his arrest, Rico-Mendez admitted to receiving documents from Sosa, transferring them to undocumented immigrants in this district and that he was here illegally. The government's attorney, Hilliard H. Hester III, declined to comment on details or the extent of the case, calling it "an investigation that's continuing to be looked at."

A widespread problem

Just shoot 'em.

 

[freedombecki]

Puerto Rico to become 51st state?...

Puerto Rico Approves US Statehood Bid
November 09, 2012 - For the first time, voters in Puerto Rico have advanced a non-binding referendum calling for statehood, a provision that could only be granted by the U.S. Congress.

A majority of voters voiced support for the measure Tuesday which calls for consideration of what would be the 51st U.S. state. Three previous ballot initiatives failed to get a majority of support. Article IV of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the authority to decide on state admissions. The last states admitted were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. Although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they cannot vote for presidents. They also have no representation in the Senate and limited representation in the House of Representatives.

Need for change

Justin O'Brien, the head of the U.S. Council for Puerto Rico Statehood, says these are the key reasons the island's status needs to change. "The ability to participate in the government that passes laws and makes decisions that affect the livelihoods of all citizens, for 114 years, Puerto Ricans have not had that representation," said O'Brien.

U.S. President Barack Obama has said he would support the will of the Puerto Rican people on statehood. O'Brien says statehood is long overdue. "Puerto Ricans have been citizens since 1917 but the quality of their citizenship has been one that has been dis-equal, or unequal rather," O'Brien added. "I think Puerto Ricans are clearly tired of that." O'Brien says he believes the territory will continue to push for statehood although pro-statehood Governor Luis Fortuno lost his re-election bid Tuesday to Alejandro Garcia Padilla, a pro-commonwealth lawmaker.

In Tuesday's balloting, voters considered a two-question referendum that first asked if they favored the territory's current status. The second question allowed them to choose from three options, including one on statehood. The U.S. seized the island from Spain in 1898 during the Spanish-American War.

Source

I've visited Puerto Rico twice. It's a beautiful island, and I hope they do become state #51.

We, in turn, need to bring 50% of American students into the Latino realm by learning how to speak Spanish.

If we're to become a bilingual culture, we need to be smarter.

 

[freedombecki]

This truly boggles the mind. "Investigators said the IRS issued 23,994 refunds to one address in Atlanta, totaling $46 million in refunds. And one single bank account was issued 8,393 refunds totaling $236,747, while another account was issued 2,706 refunds totaled $7.3 million in 2011."

IRS told employees to ignore potential fraud in program used by immigrants - Washington Times

That's crazy. I hope they put the ring or individuals of scammers away for life for all that.

 

[Grandma]

Flagged for spam. Negged for same.