Alabama Woman Sentenced for ID Theft

On January 2, 2013, in Montgomery, Alabama, Nakesha Donaldson was sentenced to 57 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $781,305 in restitution to the IRS. Donaldson pleaded guilty on September 20, 2012 to conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.  According to court documents, Donaldson worked at a tax preparation office located in Montgomery, Alabama.  From approximately July 2007 through October 2010, Donaldson and the other conspirators prepared tax returns containing false dependents, income and expenses and claims for false tax refunds.  Additionally, Donaldson possessed and used stolen identities to electronically file false tax returns and claim false refunds.

Source: IRS.gov