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Former Car Dealership Employee Sentenced for her Participation in a Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Dissent

A Jensen Beach resident was sentenced to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for her participation in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme.

Micheline Eppolito, 29, of Jensen Beach, was previously convicted at trial of one count of possessing fifteen or more unauthorized access devices, affecting interstate commerce, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(3), and five counts of aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1028A(a)(1).

According to evidence presented at trial, Eppolito worked at Treasure Coast Lexus car dealership on US 1 in Fort Pierce. Eppolito accessed and printed 44 automobile printouts, from a database shared by automobile dealerships, which contained 68 customers’ personal identifying information from a work computer located in her office. The defendant then sold the printouts to Patrick J. Ward [Case No. 14-CR-14006]. Ward paid Eppolito approximately $80 worth of oxycodone pills for the printouts.

According to court documents, a prison cell mate of Ward’s was interested in buying any Social Security numbers that Ward could come across to be used to prepare false tax returns. Ward admitted that he bought all the notebooks and papers from Eppolito to resell for a profit.

On January 20, 2015, Ward was sentenced to 70 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Ward previously pled guilty to one count of possessing fifteen or more access devices and one count of aggravated identity theft.

SOURCE: U.S.A.O., Southern District of Florida

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