Fla. man sentenced in ID theft involving college

[Erica Absetz <erica () riskbasedsecurity com>]

http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21011115216339/fla-man-sentenced-in-id-theft-involving-college/

MIAMI (AP) -- A South Florida man has been sentenced to more than
seven years in federal prison in an identity theft and tax fraud case
involving names stolen from a community college.

The sentence was imposed on 29-year-old Charlton Escarmant of Miami,
who was convicted of four fraud and ID theft charges in March.
Co-defendant Arthy Icart pleaded guilty and was sentenced in April to
more than five years behind bars.

Trial testimony showed that the pair filed false tax returns using
names stolen from Tallahassee Community College's financial aid
office. Authorities found more than 3,200 names from the college on
Escarmant's computer.

About 400 fraudulent tax returns were filed seeking $3.3 million in
refunds from the Internal Revenue Service. They had the refunds loaded
onto prepaid tax debit cards.
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