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Car dealer gets 15 years in prison for tax fraud and ID theft

On Friday in Tampa, Florida, a U.S. District Court judge sentenced Floridian Russell B. Simmons, Jr. to 15 years in federal prison for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service and for aggravated identity theft. The court also ordered Simmons to forfeit a 2005 Bentley, more than $100,000 in jewelry, $25,000 cash, and more than $118,000 worth of fraudulently obtained tax refunds, which are traceable proceeds of the offense.