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Two Florida men, Christopher Johnson of Orlando and Jasen Harvey of Tampa admitted to their roles in a tax fraud scheme known as the “Note Program.” They conspired to file tax returns for clients with falsely inflated income tax withholdings, resulting in fraudulent refunds. A third individual, Arthur Grimes, of Ocoee and Orlando, previously pleaded guilty to obstructing the IRS’s investigation into the scheme. Read: DOJ Investigates Americans With Russian State Media Ties, Election Interference The scheme, which ran from 2015 to 2018, claimed over $3 million in fraudulent refunds, with the IR…

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