Following up on a report from September 2014, because while some of those indicted were convicted, one was acquitted and it’s only fair to report that in light of prior damage to his reputation. Rene Stutzman reports:
A federal jury has acquitted a former NFL wide receiver who later worked as an Osceola County deputy, on charges he was part of a ring that stole people’s identities then more than $500,000 in income tax returns.
Titus Dixon, 49, was cleared Saturday by a jury in Tallahassee.
He had been charged with conspiracy, theft and identity theft. If convicted, he faced more than 25 years in prison.
Federal officials insisted he was part of a ring of five people – most of them family members – who filed more than 200 false income tax returns.
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