MUNCIE, Ind.–A Muncie man faces eight federal charges accusing him of filing more than $1 million in false COVID-19 tax credit claims.
Gregory Vernon Dupree, 38, was charged in a federal indictment with filing false claims for the Employee Retention Credit and COVID-19-related sick and family leave credits, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana.
Prosecutors say Dupree filed eight quarterly employer tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service between January 2021 and January 2022. The indictment says the filings sought refunds totaling more than $1 million through false claims.
The IRS Criminal Investigation division investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Eakman is prosecuting it.
Federal prosecutors said the case is part of the Trump administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, which targets fraud, waste and abuse in federal benefit programs.
MUNCIE, Ind.–A Muncie man faces eight federal charges accusing him of filing more than $1 million in false COVID-19 tax credit claims. Gregory Vernon Dupree, 38, was charged in a federal indictmen...