RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A man who defrauded the IRS and targeted people on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has been sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison.
The Rapid City Journal reports Manaen Dean Matthews was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the government and making a false claim, court records show.
He also was ordered to pay $523,250 in restitution.
Authorities say Matthews filed 1,201 fraudulent federal income tax returns for more than $3.6 million in false claims in South Dakota and other states between 2015 to 2018.
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Information from: Rapid City Journal, http://www.rapidcityjournal.com
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