A suspected tax fraud ring based in Houston, Texas, that federal authorities say secured $12.5 million in fraudulent tax refunds built the illicit scheme on identities, Social Security numbers and other personal information belonging to Fulton County jail inmates, according to court papers filed in Atlanta and Houston.
An affidavit filed by a U.S. postal inspector said the information was downloaded by a clerical worker in the criminal division of the Fulton County Superior Court clerk’s office who had access to the inmate database of the Fulton County sheriff’s department.
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