Date: 10-10-2014

Case Style: United State of America v. Toran Letroy Hampton

Case Number: 2:14-cr-20179-JTF

Judge: John T. Fowlkes

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Shelby County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: David Pritchard

Defendant's Attorney: Lorna McClusky

Description: Memphis, TN - Toran Hampton, 50, of Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr. to serve 120 months, or 10 years, in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of $511,216.00 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). There is no parole in the federal prison system.

On July 17, 2014, Hampton pled guilty to a criminal information charging him with conspiracy to file false tax returns. According to the facts presented in the criminal information and revealed during the sentencing hearing, beginning as early as January 2011 through at least April 2013, Hampton engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by filing false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service using stolen identities. The stolen identities were also used to open bank accounts. The refunds were then deposited into bank accounts controlled by Hampton. A total of $511,216 in fraudulent tax returns was deposited into these accounts. Over 700 victims, many of whom were deceased, had their identities stolen. The total loss amount in the case was $2,174,437. This is the fourth time that Hampton has been prosecuted in federal court.

This investigation was conducted by IRS Criminal Investigation and the Secret Service.

Outcome: See above

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