Man Sentenced for Role in Stolen Check – Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme

New York, NY – Alexander A. Ramos was sentenced to 33 months of imprisonment on August 29, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein for his role in a stolen check conspiracy involving U.S. Treasury Checks.  He was also ordered to make restitution of $1,130,716.50.

According to records filed with the court, Ramos pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal U.S. Treasury checks, theft of U.S Treasury checks and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.  The charging document revealed that from June 2010 through March 2011, he “obtained and converted more than 200 fraudulently obtained United States Treasury Checks” and provided his co-conspirators with bank account numbers he controlled to enable fraudulent tax refunds to be electronically deposited into the bank accounts.  Ramos was able to obtain over $1.1 million as a result of the scheme.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service and IRS-Criminal Investigation and prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. (13-CR-00182 SHS (SDNY))