14 DAY TRIAL // Back in May, we reported that an Internet installer named Corey Thompson, who hijacked his customers’ connections and used them to file false tax returns, was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Now, other individuals that took part in the scheme have been convicted.
Deatrice Williams, the former employee of a debt collection company in Norcross, Georgia, and Quentin Collick have been found guilty of one count of conspiring to defraud the US by filing fraudulent federal income tax returns, three counts of aggravated identity theft, and three counts of wire fraud.
Williams had access to the personal details of individuals who owed medical debts. The information was written down on paper and handed over to Collick.
Collick and Corey used the information to file the false tax returns.
“These criminals not only stole innocent people’s identities, but used innocent victims’ internet service to continue this crime,” said George L. Beck, Jr., US attorney for the Middle District of Alabama.
“Taking advantage of innocent victims will not be tolerated. Our office will continue to work to obtain justice for all victims.”
Collick faces a maximum of 106 years in jail, while Williams faces a maximum prison term of 76 years.