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US Attorney's Office vs Brittish Williams
On September 22, 2021, a federal grand jury indicted Brittish Williams, owner of GossipGirlXO, with five counts of misuse of a Social Security number, four counts of bank fraud, three counts of making false statements to the IRS, three counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft.
Williams is accused of using false Social Security numbers in 2017 to obtain loans, lines of credit and other funds from financial institutions. In 2018 and 2019, Williams deposited four checks ranging from $4,500-$5,800 into accounts she controlled and withdrew the money before the checks bounced. Williams also claimed false dependents on her 2017-2019 tax returns, using false names and Social Security numbers.
On October 24, 2023, Brittish Williams four years in prison for committing $564,000 worth of frauds, including
tax fraud, bank fraud, insurance fraud and three separate pandemic fraud
schemes. In May 2023, Williams pleaded guilty to 15 felonies:
five counts of misuse of a Social Security number, four counts of bank
fraud, three counts of making false statements to the IRS and three
counts of wire fraud. Williams was ordered to pay $564,069 in restitution.
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