Tax cheat caught claiming 20 bogus kids born on same day

[Liberal_in_LA]

IRS crackdown: Tax cheat caught claiming 20 bogus kids

Tax fraudsters are getting more creative -- and, in some cases, more daring. But the IRS is making it harder for them to get away with their tricks.

Late last week, a Los Angeles woman pleaded guilty to filing tax deductions for at least 20 fictitious children -- which she claimed were all born on the exact same day -- in order to land a $300,000 refund, according to the United States Attorney's Office of Los Angeles.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/07/pf/tax_fraud/index.htm?section=money_mostpopular&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_mostpopular+%28Most+Popular%29

[WI_DEM]

1. not only daring but dumb.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. A woman...oh boy

How stupid can you get

[Recovered Repug]

3. I would think that many dependants would raise a flag

and the return not processed without additional proof. I guess not.

[GKirk]

4. She sure had the OctoMom beat...

...if only it had fooled anyone.

[customerserviceguy]

5. Even Kate Gosselin couldn't get away with that, n/t