In keeping with the name of the blog .. every title should be a lie ...
here's another one.
Accused of murder, Tampa Bay's most wanted elude authorities
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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Michele Grimes of Tampa sits for a portrait in her son Marcus Johnson’s bedroom last month. Johnson was shot and killed in 2007, and police never arrested the suspect, Rick Joseph. “They know who killed my son,” she says. “It’s so frustrating.”
TAMPA
She keeps a yellowed newspaper clipping in her pocketbook. It's with her wherever she goes.
Michele Grimes unfolds it, stares at it. A man's face looks back.
Rick Joseph, the caption states.
Detectives say this man murdered her 17-year-old son four years ago, then vanished.
Grimes, 50, feels frustrated, angry. Where are you, she wonders.
"They know who killed my son," she says, shaking her hands in the air. "It's so frustrating."
Other mothers feel the same pain. Fathers, siblings, grandparents — children, too. They know who authorities think murdered their loved one, but they have no justice.
The suspected killers have eluded authorities.
In Hillsborough County alone, 42 people wanted for murder are still at-large. Pinellas authorities are seeking eight people. In Pasco, two are wanted.
There's the man stabbed to death at a New Year's party. The man shot over a soccer game. The woman accused of murdering her husband's mistress.
Hillsborough's oldest case is from 1978. Clearwater has one from April.
They're not cold cases; authorities say they have evidence to send the suspects to jail. The law just has to find them.
But finding suspects in serious crimes can be particularly challenging, even for officials with sophisticated databases and search methods.
"When you commit murder, you will do pretty much anything to not be found," said Cpl. Tony Vidal of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office warrants division.
They assume other identities, cut off ties with loved ones and never return home — drastic lifestyle changes that those accused of lesser crimes likely won't make, Vidal said.
Several of Hillsborough's wanted are believed to be in South and Central American countries. Extradition isn't as much an issue as getting local authorities to cooperate, Vidal said.
At home, good leads usually dry up quickly — after authorities have visited all of the places the suspect is known to frequent and interviewed friends and family members.
After that, detectives depend on tips. Sometimes, people recognize a face and call Crime Stoppers. Other times, an associate decides to come forward.
Detectives also routinely search their databases in case a suspect lets down his guard. Just last April, authorities nabbed a man wanted in a 2008 murder because a female associate registered for utilities in South Florida.
"Turns out she was ready to talk," said Hillsborough Master Detective Marvin Johnson.
The woman pointed to Tennessee, and authorities caught Gregorio Chino-Ronquillo, 29, in a traffic stop in Morristown. He's back in Hillsborough now, awaiting trial.
A big break like that hasn't happened in the search for Rick Elisee Joseph, 25, wanted in the 2007 fatal shooting of Michele Grimes' son, Marcus Johnson.
Detective Johnson said he believes Joseph fled the area, got underground and made new friends who have helped him.
Over the years, tips have trickled in, he said. And with the help of the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force, detectives have followed leads to Jacksonville and New York. They didn't pan out, Johnson said.
Detectives haven't received any new tips lately, he said.
But the file is on Johnson's desk, and Joseph's mug is featured on the sheriff's website's Top 10 Most Wanted. The detective said he figures Joseph can't run forever.
"We will get him. I have no doubt about it," Johnson said. "And when we do, we'll be jumping around the office."
Jessica Vander Velde can be reached at (813) 226-3433 or jvandervelde@sptimes.com.
Got a tip?
Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-8477, report anonymously online at crimestopperstb.com or text "CSTB (plus your tip)" to 274637.
Here are some of the suspects sought by Tampa Bay area law enforcement agencies in connection with murder cases.
Suspect: Daniel Martin Jr., 58
Incident date: Jan. 23, 1981
Martin beat and killed Florence Annette Hagood, 42, in her Seffner home, deputies say. Martin was her live-in boyfriend.
Suspect: Donald Michael Santini, 53
Incident date: June 1984
Santini went out on a date with Cindy Ruth Wood, 33, and she never returned home, deputies say. Her remains were discovered four days later.
Suspect: Ferman Sanchez, 60
Incident date: May 25, 1987
Sanchez shot Tito Guerrero, 24, with a rifle as Guerrero sat on the hood of his car in a Wimauma migrant camp, deputies say.
Suspect: Gabino Cadena, 52
Incident date: May 13, 1988
Cadena shot Paulino Ibarra, 43, to death during an argument at a Ruskin migrant camp, deputies say.
Suspect: Ana H. Bonilla, 46
Incident date: Sept. 23, 2000
Bonilla shot her husband's mistress, Ingri S. Banegas, 20, to death at a Lutz home, deputies say.
Suspect: Jose Luis Fuentes-Garcia, 25
Incident date: Dec. 31, 2005
Fuentes-Garcia stabbed Johnny Mondonaldo-Padilla, 21, during a fight over money and CDs at a New Year's party in Tampa, deputies say. They believe Fuentes-Garcia may have fled to Honduras.
Suspect: Rick Elisee Joseph, 25
Incident date: May 3, 2007
Joseph fired several shots at a group of people that he thought were going to beat up his brother, deputies say. Two people were shot and Marcus Johnson, 17, died.
Suspect: Jose Rubio-Moya, 34
Incident date: July 1, 2007
Rubio-Moya shot Juan Contreras, 37, during an argument over a cast net, Hillsborough deputies say.
Suspect: Victor Martinez, 22
Incident date: Dec. 26, 2007
Three men approached Pascual Garcia-Lopez, 27, as he sat outside his Dover mobile home. Two of them pulled out guns, and Martinez shot Garcia-Lopez, deputies say.
Suspect: Jose Antonio Villegas-Cintron, age not available
Incident date: July 5, 2008
Villegas-Cintron stabbed Victor Cruz-Romero, 20, as he sat inside his vehicle, deputies say. They believe Villegas-Cintron is in Puerto Rico.
Suspect: Rodolofo Lopez Robles, 21
Incident date: Oct. 19, 2008
Robles shot Jeronimo Murillo, 24, during a fight at the Dallas Bull bar in East Hillsborough, deputies say. They believe Robles may be in Louisiana.
Suspect: Juan Jose Lopez-Rios, age not available
Incident date: Dec. 30, 2008
Lopez-Rios kidnapped Filadelfo Coria-Tirado, 36, from a Brandon home, took him to a parking lot and stabbed him, deputies say. They believe Lopez-Rios is in Mexico.
Suspect: Mario Sanchez-Mercado, age not available
Incident date: Oct. 5, 2010
Sanchez-Mercado and his friends got in a fight with twin brothers Felix and Gregorio Santana in Riverview, and during the argument, deputies say, Sanchez-Mercado shot the twins. Gregorio Santana, 23, died.
Suspect: Bryan L. Caldwell, 22
Incident date: April 3, 2011
Police say Caldwell shot Derrick Kelly Harris, 23, and William John Hamilton, 30, during an outdoor gathering near LaSalle Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Clearwater.
Source: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
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Harrybosch Sep 5, 2011 5:38 PM Yesterday Maybe I missed it, but unbelievable you'd print this story without a slideshow of the scumbags we should be on the lookout for.
I'll check back later to see if that has been rectified. And best to all the families.
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Report Abuse 2 12 UDT21 Sep 5, 2011 6:03 PM Yesterday wonder how many are doing the job americans wont do
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Report Abuse 7 4 Timothy Sep 5, 2011 6:45 PM Yesterday How come there are no pictures of the suspects? Is this what you call REPORTING? You're kidding, right?
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Report Abuse 1 7 floridariverrat Sep 5, 2011 6:58 PM Yesterday Another slow news day. Cutting-edge journalism.
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Report Abuse 3 1 thriftygal Sep 5, 2011 7:31 PM Yesterday Check out the last names of most of the "wanted" people...I'd be willing to bet most of them are not here legally.
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Report Abuse 4 0 FireThemNow Sep 5, 2011 7:35 PM Yesterday 10:3 Hispanics win. 80% of that group are illegals. Go figure....
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Report Abuse 5 2 FireThemNow Sep 5, 2011 7:38 PM Yesterday Truth hurts, doesn't it? Reply
Report Abuse 3 1 teach1st Sep 5, 2011 7:51 PM Yesterday Hey, Archie! Truth: Not all Hispanics are illegals. Truth: As the bay area's population has become more diverse, the murder rate has dropped dramatically. How does that fit into your hurtful truth? Maybe Hispanics are smarter and more resourceful, and so are more adept at eluding authorities. Nah, but it makes as much sense as your "go figure." If I had to explain your "truth," I'd say that it's easier for criminals to escape capture if they have friends in other countries. They're illegal because they allegedly killed. Not because they're Hispanic. My sympathies to the victims. Reply
Report Abuse 0 5 madbeach Sep 5, 2011 9:11 PM Yesterday How ironic that US military intelligence put together the 4 masterminds of the 9/11 attacks - yet military lawyers, fearing political retribution withheld the info until it became reality.
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Report Abuse 1 1 Tilted1 Sep 5, 2011 10:47 PM Yesterday oops...you forgot to change your tin-foil hat. Now back to your room and don't come out until you do. Reply
Report Abuse 2 2 NIRE Sep 5, 2011 10:51 PM Yesterday HA! Love it. Reply
Report Abuse 1 0 Majical Sep 5, 2011 11:58 PM Yesterday Why do the police call friends of criminals "associates"? I know I am off point but I find that odd. Comical almost.
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Report Abuse 1 0 bullzeye Sep 6, 2011 12:07 AM About 2 hours ago Americas most wanted brings em in? Not many profiled on there last too long. Don't watch TV anymore maybe its cancelled? I hope the victums have justice? Grateful I never had the same problem.
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Report Abuse 1 0 deathorglory Sep 6, 2011 1:58 AM About 1 hour ago http://napoleonlive.info/did-you-know/violence/
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WTFIUWSPT Sep 6, 2011 2:09 AM Less than a minute ago Here is part of the problem. Over the last 5 years or more my cousin's neighborhood turned in to a drug hole where every house except for his is a drug house and many have absconded felons in them. The police and corrections are well aware of this, they profit from it. You are kidding yourself if you believe that TPD doesn't have a fat hand in teh drug trade. My cousin called TPD to report his dog stolen and met TPD at the house where the dog was seen at. The guy living in the house had felony warrants out for him and presented a fake ID. Two police officers were made aware of this. a. refused to file a report on the stolen "property" as mandated by law. b. refused to run a warrant check on the suspect's real name. c. the suspect is part of a puerto rican gang d. he disappeared the next day e. his warrants were gone a week later yet he was never arrested. Now you can better guess what the problem is here. They DO NOT do THEIR JOBs, they are busy with other things. stackin cheddar.
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WTFIUWSPT Sep 6, 2011 2:12 AM Less than a minute ago The tick here for the story is that you too will be victimized and no one will bat an eye nor look for the killer very hard. All SPT is anymore is PROPAGANDA.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Jane and Bobby ONeill Operation RAINMAKER
Sounds like a cheap lawyer trick. If they're bored they could just ride up and down any filthy street this city created and and find three meth labs, eight crack houses and twelve whores. FUNNY how that old civil rights shit only crops up when they are paid for it TO. OR um NOT TO> (jose tome)
Anyway, glad they caught these thieves but tired of jane and her krewe of stalkers and losers
(and murderers hey paul)
And yknow it IS safer than losing their side pay .... And scott and that broad sound like liars.
Authorities have arrested 49 people they say stole identities and used them to obtain millions in fraudulent tax refunds.
Operation Rainmaker, a yearlong effort by local and federal law enforcement, netted more than $130 million in fraudulent refunds, cash, jewelry, cars and entertainment systems, officials said at a Friday news conference.
Tampa police Chief Jane Castor said the scheme is so prevalent that investigators fear they've "only reached the tip of the iceberg."
According to court records, here's how it works:
A suspect obtains someone's name, Social Security number and date of birth through fraudulent means. After checking to make sure the Social Security number has not been used to file a tax return, the person files online, through companies such as Turbo Tax. That gives him the option to receive the refund on a prepaid debit card, treasury check or direct deposit.
Officials say the crime nets perpetrators thousands of dollars, enough for luxury vehicles and other extravagant purchases. Ten of the 19 vehicles confiscated recently served as the backdrop for the news conference. Included in the bunch was a pristine white Mercedes-Benz CL550.
It is not a victimless crime.
Tampa police Lt. Mark Scott tried to file his tax return via Turbo Tax online this year, only to have his claim rejected.
"It said something was wrong with my Social Security number," he said at the news conference, which included officials from the U.S. Secret Service, Tampa police, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Scott soon found out that someone had filed for a tax return in his name and received a refund. When he tried to get access to his tax information to help investigators, the IRS told him it could not give out that information.
Castor said tax laws designed to protect citizens hinder local law enforcement agencies from bringing tax thieves to justice.
"It felt like I was victimized twice, once in the identity theft and again by the government," Scott said.
The Secret Service dubbed the project Operation Rainmaker, named after a hotel party that Tampa narcotics officers broke up where several people were caught filing fake tax returns and expecting the money to "rain down" on them.
Detective Sharla Canfield said Tampa police began discovering people with prepaid debit cards in other people's names, ledgers and computers during routine traffic stops.
"It upsets me," Canfield said. "I get frustrated because I work for a living and these people are driving better cars and living in nicer houses and they've never worked."
Barney Morris, assistant inspector in charge at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, said that nearly 10,000 fraudulent refunds have been intercepted since the start of the operation. Police have recovered nearly $10 million in tax refund debit cards in the past six months. "The average value of the refund is usually $5,000," Morris said.
Suspects have the refunds mailed to vacant homes, co-conspirators and even the actual addresses of the victim.
"They sometimes watch the victim and know what time the mail comes and intercept the card before the victim even knows what's happened," Morris said.
Sometimes things get violent.
Mail carriers have been robbed at gunpoint by people asking for prepaid debit cards issued by the Green Dot corporation. A carrier in Miami was shot and killed after a robber asked for "Green Dot" cards, Morris said.
Castor said many of the suspects have admitted to committing the fraud because they didn't think it was a crime. Word got around that police weren't even investigating cases.
She said don't believe the rumors.
"Law enforcement is investigating and the only thing raining down on these suspects is justice," she said.
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• luvstpete Sep 2, 2011 12:53 PM About 4 hours ago
Good job LEOs! How could anyone possibly believe it was not a crime? It is amazing how many stupid people there are.
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o MAREFID Sep 2, 2011 2:27 PM About 2 hours ago
or how smart???? Why work when you can live the good life on everyone elses dime!!!!!
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• BubbaJoe Sep 2, 2011 1:17 PM About 3 hours ago
I have a brilliant idea... make TurboTax and the other tax filing companies stop issuing refunds to prepaid debit cards. That sounds like a perfect scam opportunity to me. Also, if you can't prove that the name on the return matches the bank account, then block the direct deposit too! And what's the deal with Green Dot cards? YO YO YO, gimme me GREEN DOT, bee-yach!
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o luvstpete Sep 2, 2011 1:29 PM About 3 hours ago
It was IRS idea to issue debit cards so people without a bank account could get refunds in a timely manner. Green Dot cards are the same as debit cards. The safest way to receive a refund is by direct deposit. It is also the fasted way to receive a refund.
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• consciousness Sep 2, 2011 1:45 PM About 3 hours ago
Mere pennies in comparison to what most large corporations steal in taxes every day. We need tax reform so that the larger companies pay a share along with the wealthiest. When the rich say they don't pay enough in taxes then you know the tax codes are in dire need of an overhaul.
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o flrxfire Sep 2, 2011 1:53 PM About 3 hours ago
Or in Medicare fraud. Right, Scottie?
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o EinT Sep 2, 2011 2:05 PM About 2 hours ago
Nothing is stopping "the rich" (Warren Buffett) from paying more in taxes if they want to. The IRS won't turn it away.
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o WTFIUWSPT Sep 2, 2011 4:13 PM Less than a minute ago
google 25 CEOs who make more SALARY money than their theft dom pays in taxes each year.....
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• LePetomane Sep 2, 2011 2:22 PM About 2 hours ago
"Law enforcement is investigating and the only thing raining down on these suspects is justice,"
...nowadays that means a slap on the wrist.
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• MAREFID Sep 2, 2011 2:25 PM About 2 hours ago
THIS PISSES ME OFF! SO SICK OF HEARING HOW OUR MONEY IS WASTED /STOLEN/ GIVEN AWAY. FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX
THEN EVERYONE PAYS THEIR FAIR SHARE!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY WON'T THEY DO IT? TOO MANY LOOPHOLES. CALL YOUR REPS NOW
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• repete Sep 2, 2011 2:31 PM About 2 hours ago
NO COMMIT!!!!!!!!
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• bfisher Sep 2, 2011 3:06 PM About 1 hour ago
Politicians have a lot of nerve asking us for MORE Tax dollars. Billions wasted in bank bailouts, Billions wasted in stupid wars, Billions wasted in fraud associated with Defense Contracts in Iraq, BILLIONS wasted in aid to Pakistan and other countries that hate us, BILLIONS wasted in entitlement programs, and now BILLIONS in tax refunds to people who dont even have jobs nor pay any taxes?
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• bfisher Sep 2, 2011 3:07 PM About 1 hour ago
honestly, if you vote for a Democrat or a Republican that favors increasing taxes, you are a complete DUMMY. YOURE A DUMMY if you think these clowns in washingon dc are taking care of your hard earned money
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• bfisher Sep 2, 2011 3:10 PM About 1 hour ago
the only people that don't have bank accounts are criminals and homeless people. and neither of them deserve a tax refund becasue they aren't paying any taxes to earn a refunded.
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• Floridagirl26 Sep 2, 2011 3:52 PM About 1 hour ago
So when is the auction? I have legit money and would like to get my hands on that CL550 at auction prices! LOL
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o WTFIUWSPT Sep 2, 2011 4:14 PM Less than a minute ago
flgirl, you talkin real cash moneee?? )lols)
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• GTR5 Sep 2, 2011 4:03 PM About 2 minutes ago
I had my SSAN and identity stolen and the Tampa Police Dept, local ICE, etc, refuse to take my complaint. And recently TBO deleted my comments on this same subject. I still have the same problems that this LEO has.
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o WTFIUWSPT Sep 2, 2011 4:15 PM Less than a minute ago
open a blog gtr5, these boards aer RUN by cops and firemn and their shrews ...
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• WTFIUWSPT Sep 2, 2011 4:10 PM Less than a minute ago
WHATEVER JANE CASTOR !!!!!! You hide drug houses and lie about other things.. you probably have apurse full of green dot cards which ... wth is that? A mailman KILLED over them? Federal !!! Where is THE FBI????Sounds like BS. Um. I hope this isn't some ploy for gendarmes to stick their nose up the ●●● of people with help from the already NSA happy Robert O'Neill whose favorite is to come after people for tax reasons and THEN turn them to his criminal krewe out of their desperation OR already criminal bent. Anyway, Officer Scott, that's HILARIOUS. All you had to do was go to local office and present ID. Or ask det. hank duran to do so for you... NOW you know how WE feel when we call you "finest and bravest" out here (LOL) and you do nothing but guard meth houses, laugh and ignore us and refuse to write reports for STOLEN ANIMALS. Tiring. Jane, please for god's sake put the photo ops on hold and stop prevaricating
Anyway, glad they caught these thieves but tired of jane and her krewe of stalkers and losers
(and murderers hey paul)
And yknow it IS safer than losing their side pay .... And scott and that broad sound like liars.
Authorities have arrested 49 people they say stole identities and used them to obtain millions in fraudulent tax refunds.
Operation Rainmaker, a yearlong effort by local and federal law enforcement, netted more than $130 million in fraudulent refunds, cash, jewelry, cars and entertainment systems, officials said at a Friday news conference.
Tampa police Chief Jane Castor said the scheme is so prevalent that investigators fear they've "only reached the tip of the iceberg."
According to court records, here's how it works:
A suspect obtains someone's name, Social Security number and date of birth through fraudulent means. After checking to make sure the Social Security number has not been used to file a tax return, the person files online, through companies such as Turbo Tax. That gives him the option to receive the refund on a prepaid debit card, treasury check or direct deposit.
Officials say the crime nets perpetrators thousands of dollars, enough for luxury vehicles and other extravagant purchases. Ten of the 19 vehicles confiscated recently served as the backdrop for the news conference. Included in the bunch was a pristine white Mercedes-Benz CL550.
It is not a victimless crime.
Tampa police Lt. Mark Scott tried to file his tax return via Turbo Tax online this year, only to have his claim rejected.
"It said something was wrong with my Social Security number," he said at the news conference, which included officials from the U.S. Secret Service, Tampa police, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Scott soon found out that someone had filed for a tax return in his name and received a refund. When he tried to get access to his tax information to help investigators, the IRS told him it could not give out that information.
Castor said tax laws designed to protect citizens hinder local law enforcement agencies from bringing tax thieves to justice.
"It felt like I was victimized twice, once in the identity theft and again by the government," Scott said.
The Secret Service dubbed the project Operation Rainmaker, named after a hotel party that Tampa narcotics officers broke up where several people were caught filing fake tax returns and expecting the money to "rain down" on them.
Detective Sharla Canfield said Tampa police began discovering people with prepaid debit cards in other people's names, ledgers and computers during routine traffic stops.
"It upsets me," Canfield said. "I get frustrated because I work for a living and these people are driving better cars and living in nicer houses and they've never worked."
Barney Morris, assistant inspector in charge at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, said that nearly 10,000 fraudulent refunds have been intercepted since the start of the operation. Police have recovered nearly $10 million in tax refund debit cards in the past six months. "The average value of the refund is usually $5,000," Morris said.
Suspects have the refunds mailed to vacant homes, co-conspirators and even the actual addresses of the victim.
"They sometimes watch the victim and know what time the mail comes and intercept the card before the victim even knows what's happened," Morris said.
Sometimes things get violent.
Mail carriers have been robbed at gunpoint by people asking for prepaid debit cards issued by the Green Dot corporation. A carrier in Miami was shot and killed after a robber asked for "Green Dot" cards, Morris said.
Castor said many of the suspects have admitted to committing the fraud because they didn't think it was a crime. Word got around that police weren't even investigating cases.
She said don't believe the rumors.
"Law enforcement is investigating and the only thing raining down on these suspects is justice," she said.
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• luvstpete Sep 2, 2011 12:53 PM About 4 hours ago
Good job LEOs! How could anyone possibly believe it was not a crime? It is amazing how many stupid people there are.
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o MAREFID Sep 2, 2011 2:27 PM About 2 hours ago
or how smart???? Why work when you can live the good life on everyone elses dime!!!!!
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• BubbaJoe Sep 2, 2011 1:17 PM About 3 hours ago
I have a brilliant idea... make TurboTax and the other tax filing companies stop issuing refunds to prepaid debit cards. That sounds like a perfect scam opportunity to me. Also, if you can't prove that the name on the return matches the bank account, then block the direct deposit too! And what's the deal with Green Dot cards? YO YO YO, gimme me GREEN DOT, bee-yach!
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o luvstpete Sep 2, 2011 1:29 PM About 3 hours ago
It was IRS idea to issue debit cards so people without a bank account could get refunds in a timely manner. Green Dot cards are the same as debit cards. The safest way to receive a refund is by direct deposit. It is also the fasted way to receive a refund.
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• consciousness Sep 2, 2011 1:45 PM About 3 hours ago
Mere pennies in comparison to what most large corporations steal in taxes every day. We need tax reform so that the larger companies pay a share along with the wealthiest. When the rich say they don't pay enough in taxes then you know the tax codes are in dire need of an overhaul.
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o flrxfire Sep 2, 2011 1:53 PM About 3 hours ago
Or in Medicare fraud. Right, Scottie?
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o EinT Sep 2, 2011 2:05 PM About 2 hours ago
Nothing is stopping "the rich" (Warren Buffett) from paying more in taxes if they want to. The IRS won't turn it away.
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o WTFIUWSPT Sep 2, 2011 4:13 PM Less than a minute ago
google 25 CEOs who make more SALARY money than their theft dom pays in taxes each year.....
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• LePetomane Sep 2, 2011 2:22 PM About 2 hours ago
"Law enforcement is investigating and the only thing raining down on these suspects is justice,"
...nowadays that means a slap on the wrist.
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• MAREFID Sep 2, 2011 2:25 PM About 2 hours ago
THIS PISSES ME OFF! SO SICK OF HEARING HOW OUR MONEY IS WASTED /STOLEN/ GIVEN AWAY. FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX FLAT TAX
THEN EVERYONE PAYS THEIR FAIR SHARE!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY WON'T THEY DO IT? TOO MANY LOOPHOLES. CALL YOUR REPS NOW
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• repete Sep 2, 2011 2:31 PM About 2 hours ago
NO COMMIT!!!!!!!!
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• bfisher Sep 2, 2011 3:06 PM About 1 hour ago
Politicians have a lot of nerve asking us for MORE Tax dollars. Billions wasted in bank bailouts, Billions wasted in stupid wars, Billions wasted in fraud associated with Defense Contracts in Iraq, BILLIONS wasted in aid to Pakistan and other countries that hate us, BILLIONS wasted in entitlement programs, and now BILLIONS in tax refunds to people who dont even have jobs nor pay any taxes?
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• bfisher Sep 2, 2011 3:07 PM About 1 hour ago
honestly, if you vote for a Democrat or a Republican that favors increasing taxes, you are a complete DUMMY. YOURE A DUMMY if you think these clowns in washingon dc are taking care of your hard earned money
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• bfisher Sep 2, 2011 3:10 PM About 1 hour ago
the only people that don't have bank accounts are criminals and homeless people. and neither of them deserve a tax refund becasue they aren't paying any taxes to earn a refunded.
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• Floridagirl26 Sep 2, 2011 3:52 PM About 1 hour ago
So when is the auction? I have legit money and would like to get my hands on that CL550 at auction prices! LOL
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o WTFIUWSPT Sep 2, 2011 4:14 PM Less than a minute ago
flgirl, you talkin real cash moneee?? )lols)
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• GTR5 Sep 2, 2011 4:03 PM About 2 minutes ago
I had my SSAN and identity stolen and the Tampa Police Dept, local ICE, etc, refuse to take my complaint. And recently TBO deleted my comments on this same subject. I still have the same problems that this LEO has.
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o WTFIUWSPT Sep 2, 2011 4:15 PM Less than a minute ago
open a blog gtr5, these boards aer RUN by cops and firemn and their shrews ...
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• WTFIUWSPT Sep 2, 2011 4:10 PM Less than a minute ago
WHATEVER JANE CASTOR !!!!!! You hide drug houses and lie about other things.. you probably have apurse full of green dot cards which ... wth is that? A mailman KILLED over them? Federal !!! Where is THE FBI????Sounds like BS. Um. I hope this isn't some ploy for gendarmes to stick their nose up the ●●● of people with help from the already NSA happy Robert O'Neill whose favorite is to come after people for tax reasons and THEN turn them to his criminal krewe out of their desperation OR already criminal bent. Anyway, Officer Scott, that's HILARIOUS. All you had to do was go to local office and present ID. Or ask det. hank duran to do so for you... NOW you know how WE feel when we call you "finest and bravest" out here (LOL) and you do nothing but guard meth houses, laugh and ignore us and refuse to write reports for STOLEN ANIMALS. Tiring. Jane, please for god's sake put the photo ops on hold and stop prevaricating
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