On September 22, 2011, Tamara Scott-Landry and her husband Warren Lebeauf, Jr., a former Sheriff’s Deputy, both of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, were sentenced to prison. Scott-Landry was sentenced to 87 months for conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Lebeauf was sentenced to 30 months for his role in the conspiracy. According to court documents, on or about February 19, 2004, Scott-Landry, doing business as Scott’s Accounting Service fraudulantly prepared tax returns. Warren S. Lebeauf, Jr. was employed by the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. Lebeauf abused his position by collecting individuals’ personal information (such as names, dates of birth, and social security numbers) through the Louisiana Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (LLETS). Both used this information to falsely file tax returns. The tax forms filed with the IRS made the returns payable to cashier’s checks and stored value cards. The funds were then deposited into bank accounts controlled by Lebeauf and Scott-Landry. The money funded to the stored value cards was then withdrawn by Scott-Landry at ATM machines. In one instance, after Scott-Landry withdrew nearly $26,000 in cash over a three-day period, Scott-Landry and Lebeauf went to a Chevrolet dealership and purchased a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban with a paper bag full of the cash.
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