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The Post reported this afternoon that one more sentence has been handed down in the Office of Tax and Revenue embezzlement case. Walter R. Jones Jr., 34, the former Bank of America assistant branch manager who helped Harriette Walters deposit a total of 61 checks totaling almost $18 million, was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison today. Jones received approximately $360,000 from Walters for his participation in the scheme, a relatively small sum compared to his cohorts, who all together stole at least $50 million from District taxpayers. By all accounts Jones has been contrite and cooperative since his arrest and subsequent guilty plea, but he received a sentence roughly in the middle of the federal sentencing guidelines. U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. noted in his decision that were it not for Jones and his position at Bank of America, "the scheme would not have continued for so long."
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For some reason, when I read this headline I assumed it was a euphemism for "Former Bitch Of A Manager," and wondered why they would be going to jail if they were reformed now.
By all accounts Jones has been contrite and cooperative since his arrest and subsequent guilty plea,
Meaning he'll be out in two years with good behavior. Not a bad deal for $360,000.
I wonder how many of my checks Mr. Jones and Ms. Walters deposited into their accounts. The Office of Tax and Revenue owes me at least $1,000 for property tax payments I mistakenly made (since my mortgage bank was paying them out of my escrow account). After a number of calls and emails to this incompetent agency, the last time I spoke with someone at OTR I was told that it was "too late" to claim this money.
By the way, the name of the person I spoke with is Jacqueline Austin to whom I explained my situation. She told me that there was nothing that could be done
as I "took too long" to report the problem. The DC government obtained DOUBLE payments from me for 7 years and because I took "too long" (the checks were made between 2001 and 2006) to realize I was being taken advantage there's nothing that can be done??