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United States v. Brenda Laws

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 15, 2016No. 14-3636, 14-3639, 14-3640, 14-3642PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Brenda Laws, Lareka Laws, Milton Laws, and Jameel Laws were charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States by falsely claiming tax refunds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 286, and making false claims to the IRS in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 287. These charges arose from a scheme in which the defendants filed more than 200 tax returns claiming first-time homebuyer tax credits to which the named taxpayer was not entitled. The tax refunds, including the falsely-claimed credit, were then deposited into one of 17 bank accounts owned or controlled by a member of the Laws…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  4. United States v. Leonard David GriffinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009

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