A federal grand jury has indicted a Buffalo man on 66 counts stemming from a fraudulent tax return scheme, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced Monday.
Prosecutors said that Clifton Jackson, 44, used the names and Social Security numbers of several people to file phony income tax returns for 2011.
He will be charged with conspiracy to unlawfully use Social Security numbers, conspiracy and the filing of false tax returns and aggravated identity theft when he is arraigned today before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder Jr. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine upon conviction.
Prosecutors said that Clifton Jackson, 44, used the names and Social Security numbers of several people to file phony income tax returns for 2011.
He will be charged with conspiracy to unlawfully use Social Security numbers, conspiracy and the filing of false tax returns and aggravated identity theft when he is arraigned today before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder Jr. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine upon conviction.