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Fifteen Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in Scheme to Defraud Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Agencies of $8.7 Million

CHICAGO-(ENEWSPF)- A suburban Chicago woman who owned a South Side tax preparation business allegedly schemed to falsely claim more than $1 million in federal tax refunds and, together with 14 co-defendants, allegedly engaged in a related scheme using other individuals’ identities, including some tax service clients and some stolen, to fraudulently obtain more than $8.7 million from state unemployment insurance agencies in Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota, the FBI said in a statement Wednesday. The defendants…

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