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NY inmate guilty of seeking $890M in tax refunds
SYRACUSE, N.Y.
A jury has convicted a New York prison inmate of falsely filing tax returns seeking $890 million in refunds.
Prosecutors say the man filed the bogus returns from 2006 to 2010 while at various state prisons. They say he even was issued a refund for $327,000 — but prison officials intercepted the check and returned it to the Internal Revenue Service, which led to the investigation.
The man was convicted Thursday of 11 counts of filing false claims and one count of helping another inmate file bogus returns.
He was serving two to four years for possession of stolen property when he was charged last February. He faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 on each count when he’s sentenced in May.
Western Pa. burglary suspect forgot keys, police say
JOHNSTOWN, Pa.
Everyone forgets their keys now and then, but police say one western Pennsylvania man managed to do so at a most inopportune time: while he was burglarizing a hair salon.
Johnstown police tell the Tribune- Democrat newspaper that Charles Nash Gray Jr., 27, left the keys to his public-housing apartment behind during the burglary at Cuts and Stuff, a hair and beauty salon, Jan. 18. Police say Gray stole more than $600 in cash and checks during the break-in.
An employee found the keys, and police took them to Gray’s apartment, where he was arrested.
He’s still in the Cambria County Jail and will stand trial on burglary, theft and other charges after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday.
Associated Press