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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA Muncie man has been indicted on eight federal counts of filing false COVID-19 claims, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced Friday.
According to the indictment, Gregory Vernon Dupree, 38, filed eight Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Returns (Form 941) with the IRS between January 2021 and January 2022, requesting refunds totaling more than $1 million.
The indictment says Dupree filed claims for Employee Retention Credits and COVID‑related Sick and Family Leave credits. Investigators say Dupree knew the claims to be false.
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations unit and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Eakman.
The charges were brought as part President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a government effort to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse within Federal benefit programs.
A public defender for Dupree did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the case.
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