Stanley Borone Brumfield of Hammond and Andre Jawaan Smith of Amite face felony charges for their alleged involvement in a scheme to steal of hundreds of thousands of dollars in state income tax refunds. The arrests resulted from an investigation by the Louisiana Department of Revenue, working with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigations.
Brumfield allegedly submitted a falsified withholding form claiming gambling winnings of $1,225,000 from casinos in Baton Rouge and Tampa, FL. Investigators determined the casinos had no records of any such winnings. The refund calculated for Brumfield’s fabricated gambling income was $298,607.
Investigators say Smith submitted falsified withholding tax forms to the Department of Revenue claiming gambling winnings of $741,978. Based on the tax withholding calculated for the phony winnings, Smith claimed an illegitimate state income tax refund of $17,087.44.
These arrests bring to three the number of people charged in this coordinated scheme to defraud Louisiana taxpayers. LDR announced the arrest of Todd Ramon Mabry in May.
LDR investigators say Mabry, a Louisiana tax preparer and of Amite, submitted a false tax withholding form in the name of an unsuspecting client claiming $158,233 in fabricated gambling winnings at L’Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge. Based on the tax withholding calculated for the phony gambling winnings, investigators say Mabry then attempted to claim a state income tax refund of $25,552.
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