A former IRS employee, who helped taxpayers experiencing problems resulting from identity theft, has pleaded guilty to stealing identities and orchestrating a tax-fraud scheme involving up to $1.5 million in bogus income tax returns, federal authorities announced.
Nakeisha Hall, 39, on Monday entered her guilty pleas during a hearing before U.S. District Judge Karon O. Bowdre to theft of government funds, aggravated identity theft, unauthorized access to a protected computer and conspiracy to commit bank fraud and mail fraud affecting a financial institution.