shadoweeper
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Florida
Hello
I have a friend, (no, i'm not putting myself in the third person. this really is for someone else), with a son in the florida state prison system. he was charged and pleaded guilty for burglery and received 7 years. he has served about 3-4 years of his sentence. he recently told her that he had someone file an IRS tax return for him and is receiving a refund of $3000+ dollars and it is being mailed to my friends house. he was in prison for the entire year of 2006 so had no income. my friend used her sons social security number to check the refund status of the check and it will be mailed out friday. her son wants her to cash the check and put it in his prison account, it's obvious that this will get her into a lot of trouble 'cause her son won't even tell her what the refund is for, he says he can only tell her in person 'cause the phones are recorded.
the question is what should she do with the check when she receives it. if she turns it in to the IRS her son could get into a lot of trouble and she doesn't want that, he's close to getting released. if she holds on to the check and does nothing with it, would she still be getting in trouble just by having it in her possesion? also, is there a legal way for an inmate to get an IRS refund for $3000+ without working a single day?
thanks in advance for any answers,
shadoweeper
Hello
I have a friend, (no, i'm not putting myself in the third person. this really is for someone else), with a son in the florida state prison system. he was charged and pleaded guilty for burglery and received 7 years. he has served about 3-4 years of his sentence. he recently told her that he had someone file an IRS tax return for him and is receiving a refund of $3000+ dollars and it is being mailed to my friends house. he was in prison for the entire year of 2006 so had no income. my friend used her sons social security number to check the refund status of the check and it will be mailed out friday. her son wants her to cash the check and put it in his prison account, it's obvious that this will get her into a lot of trouble 'cause her son won't even tell her what the refund is for, he says he can only tell her in person 'cause the phones are recorded.
the question is what should she do with the check when she receives it. if she turns it in to the IRS her son could get into a lot of trouble and she doesn't want that, he's close to getting released. if she holds on to the check and does nothing with it, would she still be getting in trouble just by having it in her possesion? also, is there a legal way for an inmate to get an IRS refund for $3000+ without working a single day?
thanks in advance for any answers,
shadoweeper
