Woman Who Bragged That She Was 'The Queen Of Tax Fraud' On Facebook Gets 21 Years In Jail
from the seriously,-stop-breeding dept
The stupid never seems to stop when it comes to dumb criminals. Whether it's accidentally dialing 911 during their murder-plotting or jumping on YouTube to make sure grandma knows what a great little bank-robber you are, there's just something about these criminals that make them go internet stupid. How else could you explain when these guys bilk money out of companies and governments, then jump on Twitter to taunt the authorities? Criminals, by and large, are stupid.
"Go in after them? No, no, we just wait outside until they come stumbling out looking for a bathroom."
Image source: CC BY 2.0
Well, let's put another one up on our wall of jack-ass-ery, shall we? Meet Rashia Wilson of Tampa, Florida. Rashia is the self-proclaimed "queen of IRS tax fraud." And she self-proclaimed this everywhere, including on her very personal Facebook page which had her very verifiable name splashed all over it. And, I have to admit, Rashia was very good at IRS tax fraud.
Prosecutors have said Wilson was among the most brazen thieves to commit identity theft tax refund fraud in Tampa. In 2011, she boasted to be Tampa's "queen of IRS tax fraud" in a Facebook post while stealing as much as $20 million, according to court documents.See? Really good. What she was less good at was keeping that hidden. After brazenly posting about how awesome at crime she was on Facebook, the authorities came more quickly than...no, you know what? I'm not going to make that joke. They just got her, okay?
A prosecutor said Wilson used the money stolen from taxpayers for "personal greed and glorification." Wilson bought a $90,000 car and a $30,000 birthday party for her 1-year-old daughter with the money, according to court documents.
In any case, faced with 22 years in the clink, Rashia pleaded guilty and then wrote the court an apology letter and begged for leniency. The judge obliged, knocking a whole year off and saddling her with a measly 21 years in the federal pen. Nicely done, Rashia Wilson! Enjoy your stay!
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“Criminals are NOT stupid... or maybe they are. We can't tell.
"Criminals, by and large, are stupid. "Sure, if you're defining "Criminals" as individuals convicted of a criminal violation. Otherwise, however, this is a sample of convenience, and its conclusion lacks sufficient evidence.
Specifically, taking as a class not only the convicted but "anyone who commits an act violating criminal law" then there is no way to know if even a majority are stupid. That's quantitative analysis of numbers of crime-doers.
If you take the sheer size of various large heists and qualitatively up those numbers to dollar figures, the criminals who get caught (three strikes you bum, you shouldn't have stolen $2 from the church kitty!) are far far less significant than the jewel heists and art thieves and members of congress.
Just to keep it techdirtian:
We'll never know for sure until we have Total Information Awareness�.
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Criminals are NOT stupid... or maybe they are. We can't tell.
Sure, if you're defining "Criminals" as individuals convicted of a criminal violation. Otherwise, however, this is a sample of convenience, and its conclusion lacks sufficient evidence.
Specifically, taking as a class not only the convicted but "anyone who commits an act violating criminal law" then there is no way to know if even a majority are stupid. That's quantitative analysis of numbers of crime-doers.
If you take the sheer size of various large heists and qualitatively up those numbers to dollar figures, the criminals who get caught (three strikes you bum, you shouldn't have stolen $2 from the church kitty!) are far far less significant than the jewel heists and art thieves and members of congress.
Just to keep it techdirtian:
We'll never know for sure until we have Total Information Awareness�.
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Re: Criminals are NOT stupid... or maybe they are. We can't tell.
I suppose we could always ask the NSA.
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Re: Criminals are NOT stupid... or maybe they are. We can't tell.
We say criminals are stupid, but usually when pointing to the lowest of the low.
Honestly, are we going to say 'Human's are stupid." while only looking at the average RIAA executive?
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Umm... But.... You do realize..... *KABOOM* (IRONY MODULE OVERLOAD)
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Rule number one when it comes to crime -
SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!
Rule number two -
SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!
Rules three, four, and five -
SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!
Showing off is just plain stupid because it will get you caught every single time.
"Although that's a good thing because she deserves time."
"Keah, Jul 17th, 2013 @ 4:49pm
Damn wuts fucked p is she got 21 yrs for stealing which she should have but god damn Zimmerman free"
Money > Life, it's a sad truth.
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Not that I agree with tax fraud but 21 years still seems a bit long.
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Criminals, stupid or not
Wall Street is full of them. They all like to boast about how much money they're making, but at the end of the day, isn't it the same as stealing?
Banks: How about those home mortgage thugs? You know the ones-
"no money down, 300% interest, and you get the grass for free!" Then they came and foreclosed on you when they figured out a better way to repackage that loan. Funny thing is, they also figured out a way to get the public to bail them out for ripping off their customers and going broke at the same time!
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Brilliant
The IRS sent millions of dollars to one mailbox address where illegal immigrants were ripping off the tax return process.
I bet not a single person was fired.
But let's send a mother to jail forever. Typical government hypocrisy.
Rapists don't even get 21 years.
What a fucked up system. I can't wait until the people in this country wake the fuck up.
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and please do not cite Alex Jones
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Response to: Anonymous Coward on Jul 27th, 2013 @ 11:15pm
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