Crime & Safety

IRS Headache: Solon Man's Tax Refund Stolen By Identity Thief

The information in this report is from the Solon Police Department.

A Solon man is going to have to deal with an IRS headache if he wants to get his tax refund.

That's because a thief stole the man's identity and already claimed a $9,000 refund, according to a Solon Police report.

The man had filed his taxes and recently learned that they had been rejected by the IRS. He discovered that someone else had filed his taxes, using his personal information, and collected the refund.

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