US IRS Officer sentenced for false tax return
A Revenue Agent with the Internal Revenue Service has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for filing fraudulent tax returns for himself and innocent relatives that claimed, among other things, bogus deductions for alimony and mortgage payments.
Albert Bront, the IRS Agent falsely claimed approximately USD 16,819 in mortgage interest for a home on Birmingham Place in Santa Clarita, even though the property had been given to him by his mother. Bront also falsely claimed an approximately USD 12,000 deduction for "alimony paid" and failed to report as income more than USD 10,000 he received when he stole a federal tax refund that was paid to a relative who was unaware of Bront's fraudulent activity.
The Prosecution charged:
++ Bront is an IRS Revenue Agent who not only filed numerous false tax returns, but stole tax refunds from others.
++ He continued his illegal tax-related actions after getting caught by the IRS.
++ He threatened the federal officers who executed the search warrant at his home.
++ He violated his pre-trial release conditions, which further demonstrates that, even after being indicted, he still had no respect for the law.