The $48 Million Scam

Harriette Walters, the former city employee who pleaded guilty yesterday in the D.C. tax scam, created 237 fraudulent property tax refunds and shared the proceeds with friends and family members who joined her in the crimes. The scam started on a relatively small scale, but the illegal gains grew as Walters and others refined their techniques.

SOURCE: Court Documents | By Dita Smith - The Washington Post - September 17, 2008

This Story Tax Scam Leader Gets More Than 17 Years Article \| Harriette Walters, a former mid-level D.C. tax office manager, was sentenced yesterday to 17 1/2 years in federal prison, capping the prosecution of the largest embezzlement in District government history. TAX OFFICE EMBEZZLEMENT: Scam's Leader to Be Sentenced Today Prison Terms in the Case So Far Walters' Defense Lawyer Will Urge for 15 Years in Prison D.C. TAX OFFICE SCAM: Lawyer Says Walters Lacked Self-Esteem Anatomy of an Embezzlement Scam Swindle, Then Letdown D.C. Tax Scam Mastermind Expanded Existing Ploy Others Pleading Guilty Harriette Walters: 28 Trips to Vegas, 13 to Atlantic City Artist Rendering of Harriette Walters TAX SCAM: Raids in D.C. Tax Probe Reveal Lives of Luxury Artist Rendering of Harriette Walters' Sentencing Special Report: D.C. Tax Scandal Coverage The $48 Million Scam This Story D.C. Tax Scam Mastermind Expanded Existing Ploy Article \| The woman who masterminded the biggest embezzlement in D.C. government history inherited a scam running in the city's tax office and relied on a culture of mismanagement and corruption so entrenched that she escaped notice for almost 20 years. Swindle, Then Letdown Others Pleading Guilty Statement of Offenses (PDF) Full Coverage: D.C. Tax Scandal The $48 Million Scam		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Court Documents \| By Dita Smith - The Washington Post - September 17, 2008 ¬es=Harriette Walters, the former city employee who pleaded guilty yesterday in the D.C. tax scam, created 237 fraudulent property tax refunds and shared the proceeds with friends and family members who joined her in the crimes. The scam started on a relatively small scale, but the illegal gains grew as Walters and others refined their techniques." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Court Documents \| By Dita Smith - The Washington Post - September 17, 2008 \'),\'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
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