Beverly Newton, 52, of Middletown was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court, Wilmington to five years in prison in a tax fraud case involving stolen Social Security numbers.
Prosecutors said Newton participated in a tax fraud conspiracy involving the filing of more than 180 false individual federal income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service, using stolen identities.
The returns sought refunds of more than $1.8 million. Newton and co-conspirators received more than $800,000 on account of the fraudulent returns. The defendant’s role in the conspiracy involved providing names and social security numbers to another co-conspirator, who used the information to file the fraudulent returns. Newton received more than $300,000 for her part in the scheme.
This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lauren Paxton.
