Ohio woman jailed for tax return fraud

Ohio resident Bridgette Jones will go to jail for five years and a month after filing false tax returns worth more than $650,000, reports Cincinnati.com.

By Staff | September 18, 2013 | Last updated on September 15, 2023

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Ohio resident Bridgette Jones will go to jail for five years and a month after filing false tax returns worth more than $650,000, reports Cincinnati.com.

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On top of jail time, she has to repay $477,490 to the IRS. Jones, 34, worked with co-consipirators to file false 2010 and 2011 claims under stolen identities.

Jones pled guilty in April and was sentenced this week.

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When she was arrested, Jones had amassed more than 300 stolen identities, including birthdates and social security numbers. She and her accomplice were using them to file the false claims.