Calgary man accused of using stolen identities to file $760,000 in false tax refunds - Calgary Herald

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A Calgary man is charged with the alleged operation of an employment scam that involved filing more than 300 phoney tax returns claiming $760,000 in refunds.

Chun Zhu is charged with one count of claiming a false refund, two counts of fraud over $5,000 and two counts of obtaining and using another’s identity to commit an indictable offence, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) said in a release Friday.

It alleges Zhu — also known as Ted Zhu — collected the personal information of applicants who responded to fake job postings he created, starting in March 2018.

In February 2019, that information was used to electronically prepare and file 317 personal tax returns that claimed refunds totalling more than $760,000. Zhu sought to have the refunds deposited into bank accounts he controlled, the CRA alleges.

All case-specific information was obtained from court records, the CRA said.

Suspected cases of tax evasion, fraud, and other serious tax law violations investigated by the CRA are referred to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada for criminal prosecution. The prosecution branch claimed a 94 per cent conviction rate for tax-related crimes in 2019-20, according to the CRA.

“The CRA remains dedicated to maintaining the integrity of Canada’s tax system, and the social and economic well-being of Canadians during these unprecedented times,” its release states.

“The CRA continues to aggressively pursue tax evasion, and false claims with all the tools available to them.”

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