Opinion ID: 4200822
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Heading: Criminal Information and Plea Agreement

Text: On March 7, 2013, a criminal information charged Anderson with (1) conspiring to defraud the United States by knowingly receiving, concealing, and retaining over $1,000 in federal tax refund checks, knowing that the checks had been embezzled, stolen, purloined, and converted, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, (Count One) and (2) theft of government property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641 (Count Two). Specifically, the information stated that Anderson brought thousands of fraudulently obtained tax refund checks in other people’s names to his co-conspirator’s check cashing store. From February 2012 through June 2012, Anderson knowingly and fraudulently cashed more than seven million dollars in tax refund checks. 2 Case: 15-14131 Date Filed: 09/01/2017 Page: 3 of 15 On April 2, 2013, Anderson pled guilty to both counts. In the plea agreement, Anderson agreed to fully cooperate with the government by providing information, testifying if needed, and working in an undercover role. The government reserved the right to, in its sole discretion, review Anderson’s cooperation and make a motion for a sentence reduction under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 or 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e). In connection with the plea agreement, Anderson admitted in a written factual proffer that he cashed thousands of fraudulently obtained tax refund checks in amounts totaling over seven million dollars. Anderson received approximately 20% of the face value of the checks and used the money to buy real property and multiple luxury cars.