Dec 08, 2008
Couple Sentenced in Tax Office Case
Two more sentences have been handed down in the epic story of the Office of Tax and Revenue embezzlement case. The Post reports that Patricia Steven, 73, has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison for her role in the scam, while her estranged husband, Robert, 55, got three years and 10 months. Patricia Steven was a friend of Harriette Walters, and became involved in the embezzlement ring as early as 1990….
Jun 25, 2008
Former IRS Agent Pleads Guilty in Tax Office Case
As expected, former IRS employee Robert Steven, 55, pleaded guilty in federal court today for his involvement in the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue scandal. Steven remains free until he is sentenced on Oct. 8. The Post has a bit more information about the role Steven and his estranged wife Patricia played in the enormous embezzlement scheme. A bank account set up by the couple in the name of a clothing design firm took…
Jun 25, 2008
SIXTH TAX SCANDAL PLEA LIKELY
The Post says that Robert Steven, a former division director of the IRS’s New Carrollton office, appears set to plead guilty in federal court today for his involvement in the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue scandal. Steven and his estranged wife are both longtime friends of Harriette Walters and have both been charged; Steven’s charges are listed as possession of stolen property and conspiring to commit money laundering. Missing from the story: did Steven’s…