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As Tax Filing Deadline Nears, Attorney General Holder Calls Stolen Identity Refund Fraud ‘Rising Threat,’ Vows Aggressive Enforcement Against Scams

Justice Department Charged More Than 880 Defendants Involved in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud in the Past Year

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. As the April 15 tax filing deadline approaches, Attorney General Eric Holder warned U.S. tax filers to beware a “rising threat” of scammers seeking fraudulent refunds based on stolen identities, and vowed aggressive enforcement against the practice.  Speaking in a recorded video message released on the Justice Department’s website, Attorney General Holder explained that…

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