A Montgomery postal worker has been found guilty of fraud, identity theft and embezzlement, according to George L. Beck’s Office.
Vernon Harrison was found guilty of one count of conspiring to file false claims, eight counts of mail fraud, eight counts of aggravated identity theft and six counts of embezzlement.
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The report says evidence presented during trial showed Harrison, who previously worked as a U.S. postal service carrier, was part of a fraud conspiracy that filed false tax returns from various locations using stolen identities.
The fraudulent tax refunds were sent to debit cards, which were mailed to addresses on Harrison’s postal route. In exchange for cash, Harrison stole more than 100 debit cards from the mail and provided them to co-conspirators.
During their investigation, officers found more than 100 envelopes for debit cards that had been mailed to addresses on Harrison’s postal route while searching his home and observed him failing to deliver Turbo Tax cards that were in the mail.
Harrison faces up to 10 years in prison for the conspiracy count, 20 years for each mail fraud count, five years for each mail embezzlement count and a mandatory two-year sentence for the aggravated identity theft counts. He could also be subject to fines, forfeiture, and mandatory restitution.
