新墨西哥州女子冒充国税局探员骗走逾15万美元 认罪
Pecos—位于美国新墨西哥州 San Miguel 县的 Pecos，美国司法部11月9日宣布，48岁的 Sandra Vega 承认冒充国税局（IRS）探员诈骗一名受害人超过15万美元，在联邦法院认罪。
据认罪协议，2018年至2026年3月间，Vega 冒充国税局探员，骗一名化名 John Doe 的受害人相信，只要先交各种费用与押金，就能从国税局拿到一大笔钱。受害人先后交给她至少15万美元，以为她会把钱转交国税局。Vega 没有把任何钱交给国税局，而是全部花在个人开支上。
Vega 共承认5项罪名，包括4项电汇欺诈与1项冒充联邦雇员。量刑时她最高面临20年监禁、最高25万美元罚款，并须按法院裁定向受害人赔偿。
新墨西哥区联邦代理检察官 Ryan Ellison 等人宣布认罪。案件由联邦调查局（FBI）Albuquerque 办公室与国税局刑事调查局（IRS-CI）调查，Bernalillo 县警长办公室与财政部税务监察长办公室协助。
（来源：美国司法部）
New Mexico Woman Pleads Guilty to Impersonating an IRS Agent in a Fraud Scheme Worth More Than $150,000
PECOS, N.M. — In Pecos, a community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 9 that Sandra Vega, 48, pleaded guilty in federal court to impersonating an IRS agent in order to defraud a victim out of more than $150,000.
In her plea agreement, Vega admitted that between 2018 and March 2026, she posed as an Internal Revenue agent to defraud a victim identified as John Doe, convincing him that he would receive a large sum of money from the IRS if he first paid a variety of fees and deposits totaling at least $150,000. The victim gave Vega the money expecting her to transmit it to the IRS. Vega did not send any of the money to the IRS and instead spent it all on personal expenses.
Vega pleaded guilty to five counts, including four counts of wire fraud and one count of false impersonation of a federal employee. At sentencing, she faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and restitution to the victim in an amount determined by the court.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and officials from IRS Criminal Investigation and the FBI's Albuquerque Field Office made the announcement. The FBI Albuquerque Field Office and IRS Criminal Investigation investigated the case, with assistance from the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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图片来源：图：美国司法部总部大楼（GSM联邦固定图库）。 / Photo: U.S. Department of Justice headquarters (GSM federal asset library).
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