eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 15: The Fake Prisoner Charity Indigent Inmates

Between 2009-2012 there was a prisoner charity called "indigent Inmates" who's stated purpose was to help inmates with the court cases and find religion. Well, that was on paper. In reality, Indigent Inmates stole over 13,000 inmates' personally identifiable information (PII) and then filed 2,000 fraudulent tax returns with the IRS in their names. Behind Indigent Inmates was Qadir Shabazz and his 4 wives.  Together they attempted steal $12 million in tax refunds! Sit back and enjoy this week's episode of eCrimeBytes!

Further reading and transcript: https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/06/07/ecrimebytes-s-1-ep-15-the-fake-prisoner-charity-indigent-inmates/

Chapters:

0:00 Case Details
5:51 Music
6:22 Meet "Indigent Inmates", A "Charity" For Inmates
9:26 How Effective Was Indigent Inmates?
10:59 So Why Is An Inmate Charity A Bad Thing?
16:50 Shabazz's Four Wives
18:15 How Was Indigent Inmates Brought Down?
19:47 Dion McBride Fingers Qadir Shabazz
21:56 The Search Warrants
30:26 Shabazz Goes To Trial
33:02 Shabazz Is Sentenced
37:14 Conclusions
42:20 How To Reach Us

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