Creating Tax Refund Checks

All 160 checks worth $44.3 million that have been identified as questionable in a Washington Post analysis should have been approved by two supervisors above Harriette Walters, who has been charged with generating millions in bogus property tax refunds. The vast majority were so large that they should have been approved by two additional supervisors, including by the head of the Office of Tax and Revenue. The suspicious checks have been found as far back as summer 1999.

SOURCES: FBI arrest affidavit, Tax Court records, Office of the Chief Financial Officer | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - Decemeber 2, 2007

This Story D.C. Tax Scandal At $44.3 Million, Analysis Finds Article \| The D.C. government issued more than $44 million in questionable property tax refunds in the past nine years -- more than double the amount that prosecutors have declared to be missing in a massive theft of city money. Creating Tax Refund Checks		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCES: FBI arrest affidavit, Tax Court records, Office of the Chief Financial Officer \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - Decemeber 2, 2007 ¬es=All 160 checks worth $44.3 million that have been identified as questionable in a Washington Post analysis should have been approved by two supervisors above Harriette Walters, who has been charged with generating millions in bogus property tax refunds. The vast majority were so large that they should have been approved by two additional supervisors, including by the head of the Office of Tax and Revenue. The suspicious checks have been found as far back as summer 1999." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCES: FBI arrest affidavit, Tax Court records, Office of the Chief Financial Officer \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - Decemeber 2, 2007 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Metro News » washingtonpost.com
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This Story D.C. Tax Scandal At $44.3 Million, Analysis Finds Article \| The D.C. government issued more than $44 million in questionable property tax refunds in the past nine years -- more than double the amount that prosecutors have declared to be missing in a massive theft of city money. Creating Tax Refund Checks		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCES: FBI arrest affidavit, Tax Court records, Office of the Chief Financial Officer \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - Decemeber 2, 2007 ¬es=All 160 checks worth $44.3 million that have been identified as questionable in a Washington Post analysis should have been approved by two supervisors above Harriette Walters, who has been charged with generating millions in bogus property tax refunds. The vast majority were so large that they should have been approved by two additional supervisors, including by the head of the Office of Tax and Revenue. The suspicious checks have been found as far back as summer 1999." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCES: FBI arrest affidavit, Tax Court records, Office of the Chief Financial Officer \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - Decemeber 2, 2007 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Metro News » washingtonpost.com
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