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Man Gets 3 Years In $2 Million Tax Fraud
A Tampa man convicted of committing federal income tax fraud was sentenced to 3 years in federal prison. He was in- dicted in February 2015.
Frazier Williams, Jr.,
was found guilty of willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of a tax return that he knew was false and fraudulent.
Evidence presented at his trial showed that Williams was an officer of Aztech Energy Corporation. Williams as- sisted in the preparation of a federal corporate income tax return for the company that fraudulently inflated the amount of fuel tax credits the
FRAZIER WILLIAMS, JR.
corporation was entitled to re- ceive. The inflated amount was more than $2 million, officials said.
Readers React To Orlando Club Shooting
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Early Sunday Orlando po- lice received a call of a shoot- ing in a nightclub at approximately 2:02 a.m. By 5:53 a.m., 50 people, including the gunman, identified as Omar Marteen, were dead and 53 others injured.
Officials have deemed this shooting as the worst in the history of the United States since 9-1-1. Some Sentinel readers shared their reaction to the tragic shooting at the popular LBGT Club.
Ms. Nadine Smith, CEO of Equality
Florida, Insti-
tute, Inc., re-
leased the
following writ-
ten statement:
“We are reel-
ing from the tragic news that a gunman opened fire on the 2 a.m. capacity crowd at Pulse, leaving 49 people dead and 53 injured.
“We are heartbroken and angry that senseless violence has once again destroyed lives in our state and in our country.
“Gay clubs hold a signifi-
cant place in LGBTQ history. They were often the only safe gathering place and this hor- rific act strikes directly at our sense of safety. June com- memorates our community standing up to anti-LGBTQ vi- olence at the Stonewall Inn, the nightclub that has become the first LGBTQ site recog- nized as a national monument.
“We have received a steady stream of emails and messages from those seeking to help or to make sense of the senseless. We make no assumption on motive. We will await the de- tails in tears of sadness and anger. We stand in solidarity and keep our thoughts on all whose lives have been lost or altered in this tragedy.”
Superintendent Charles Davis said, “From a spiri- tual stand- point our country is fac- ingalotof things now that we haven’t in the past. Because of our morals and standards, we were spared the things other parts of the world were experiencing who don’t have the same com-
mitment to Jesus as we do. We are now realizing that people coming here who don’t share the same values, but who want the same freedom.
“From the gun control issue, there is no need for any- one to own a semi-automatic weapon. Politicians are wor- ried about getting elected, but the number of NRA members who vote are miniscule as compared to the number of registered voters.
“But, no one needs an as- sault weapon unless they are in combat. As a citizen, I feel that guns should be registered just like cars. You can’t sell a car without transferring the title and you shouldn’t be able to sell a gun without transfer- ring a title.”
Danny Green said, “It's so sad and tragic and these families have my deepest sym- pathy. I think they should ban these types of weapons in the USA. What do you need with these types of weapons unless you are in the military?
“I don't think it’s a reli- gious problem, it is just some crazy people out there. I'm surprised a big club like that did not have any metal detec- tors or better security. I've been traveling to a lot of differ- ent countries this year and they ban all weapons from the country and you don't see this type of problem. My prayers go out to the families.”
Dr. Samuel Wright, Sr., said, “The shooting mas- sacre in Orlando was most horrific and again, is a testa- ment to the troubles we con- tinually face in America. Hate is all around us and is destroy- ing innocent people. The gov- ernment must be more vigilant in putting away potentially dangerous people.
“There were signs repeat- edly that this shooter was trou- bled, even in his personal relationship with his wife. How many innocent people must be sent to their graves, before the elected offi- cials in this country will stand together and say enough is enough?
“I suspect that those who are for tighter sanctions on guns and are perpetual advo- cates for GUN CONTROL should start a non-violent protest against this kind of be- havior and get CONGRESS to act and act ASAP! We have procrastinated long enough; let's work tirelessly to get President Obama some support. While we position ourselves politically to stop this nonsense, I must say that my heart aches for the families who are involved in this awful tragedy. I only can imagine the grief and agony with which they must live now and in fu- ture months. Lord, I am prayerful that You will inter- vene.”
Woman Convicted Of ID Theft, Tax Fraud, Gets 28 Months
A Tampa woman convicted of selling personal identifying information was sentenced to federal prison on Monday. She must serve 28 months.
Ms. Chenette Wooden Tillman, 35, was sentenced 28 months in federal prison. She was charged with theft of government property, aggra- vated identity theft, and access device fraud.
According to court docu- ments, a native of Ohio, Ms. Tillman lived in Tampa in 2010 and 2011 before moving back to Ohio.
Beginning in November 2010, she agreed to participate in a scheme to defraud the In- ternal Revenue Service by fil- ing fraudulent income tax forms using stolen personal
identifying information of other individuals.
Officials said that from Jan- uary 18, 2011 through March of 2011, she filed or had filed 13 fraudulent income tax returns. A total of $30,225 were de- posited in green dot accounts she had opened in her name. Eight of the fraudulently re- quested refunds were success- fully processed and $14,062 were deposited, officials said in court documents.
Ms. Tillman is also ac- cused of selling approximately 135 unauthorized access de- vices, specifically the social se- curity numbers of actual persons and other personal identifying information. She received payment for the infor- mation ranging $250 to $500.
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