Woman stole Nursing Home resident’s Identities

Here is a woman that had stole Identities from Nursing Home Residents, and then filed false tax returns in their names. She worked as a tax preparer, once for H&R Block in 2002, and then as a private tax preparer. So, can you trust the person who does your taxes?

• Original link from KansasCity.com, posted on June 25, 2008 – http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/679618.html

A woman pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to her role in an identity-theft scheme that sought more than $15 million in illegal tax refunds.

Loretta Wavinya, 31, a citizen of Kenya, said she stole the identities of nursing home residents and filed false tax returns in their names.

The conspirators also filed false tax returns in 27 states, using the stolen identities of more than 300 people, most from the Kansas City area, officials said.