Broward County Resident Convicted for his Participation in a Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme

Following a three-day trial before United States District Court Judge Kenneth A. Marra, a jury convicted a Lauderhill resident for his participation in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme which occurred in Palm Beach and Broward Counties.

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), made the announcement. 

Jean Daniel Julien, of Lauderhill, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349, and one count of theft of government money, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.

According to evidence presented at trial, Julien received a $56,000 U.S. Treasury refund check in the name of “D.H.”  Another individual opened a bank account in D.H.’s name, and the defendant deposited the refund check into this account.  Julien then deposited a $55,000 starter check written on the D.H. account into a business account opened by Julien’s wife.  During the next two days, most of the $55,000 was withdrawn from the account.

Julien is scheduled to be sentenced by United States District Court Judge Kenneth A. Marra on June 10, 2016. At sentencing, Julien faces up to thirty years in prison for the conspiracy charge, and up to ten years in prison for the theft of government money charge.

Mr. Ferrer commended the investigative efforts of IRS-CI.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William Zloch.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.