The indictment by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, unsealed Wednesday, Jan. 22, alleges that the defendants filed over 8,000 fraudulent tax returns, seeking more than $600 million in COVID-19 relief funds through the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and related programs.
Investigators determined the group successfully secured $44 million from the federal government.
Defendants
- Long Island resident Keith Williams, age 46, of West Hempstead
- Long Island resident Janine Davis, age 41, Wheatley Heights
- Long Island resident Morais Dicks, age 55, Dix Hills
- Orange County resident James Hames, Jr., age 65, Campbell Hall
- New York City resident Jamari Lewis, age 26, Queens
- New York City resident Ewendra Mathurin, age 32, Queens Village
- New York City resident Tiffany Williams, age 41, Brooklyn
Six defendants were arrested and arraigned the same day. Jamari Lewis remains at large…