Kenneth Jerome Blackmon Jr., a resident of Montgomery, Ala., pleaded
guilty today to aggravated identity theft and access device fraud, the
Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced
today.
According to court documents, Blackmon was involved in a scheme to use
stolen identities to file false federal income tax returns with the IRS.
Blackmon admitted to acquiring identity information, to using that
information on false tax returns, and to directing fraudulent tax
refunds onto debit cards. He admitted to possessing at least fifteen
Social Security numbers for the purpose of obtaining fraudulent tax
refunds from the IRS.
Blackmon faces a maximum potential sentence of 10 years in prison for
the access device fraud count and a mandatory two-year sentence for the
aggravated identity theft count. He is also subject to fines and
mandatory restitution.
This case was investigated by special agents of IRS - Criminal
Investigation. Trial Attorneys Justin Gelfand and Jason Poole of the
Justice Department’s Tax Division are prosecuting the case.
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