MIAMI — Federal agents arrested South Florida hip-hop artist Bankroll aboard a private jet as he was set to fly to Sint Maarten, according to newly-public court documents. He appeared in Miami federal court on Thursday, accused of a nearly $8 million tax refund fraud scheme ― and it’s not his first time in trouble with the feds.
Bankroll, also known as Walking Bankroll, is the stage name of David Edmond. His songs include “How 2 Act” and “Pesos.”
A federal criminal complaint obtained Friday by Local 10 News allege that investigators obtained key evidence tying Edmond to the scheme through his “Walkingbankroll Zoedy” Facebook account, where the 34-year-old has regularly posted pictures of private jets and luxury cars, sometimes in the same photo, along with posts mocking “broke” people.
Those documents state that Edmond, of Pembroke Pines, is facing a charge of false claims against the United States stemming from a specific $14,693 fraudulent refund submitted in September 2022. But they said the claim “arose out of a scheme” by Edmond that resulted in the submission of nearly 450 federal tax returns claiming about $7.9 million in refunds.
Investigators said in 2022, Edmond subscribed to an online database called LocatePLUS to harvest Social Security numbers. According to the complaint, the service is only supposed to be used by legitimate officials or businesses, so he created a fake company, ”Barnes and Associates Collection," in order to gain access.
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