Minn. man gets 11 years for fraud scheme
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A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding the Minnesota Revenue Department out of $2.3 million in a tax-credit scheme.
U.S. District Judge John Tunheim on Monday sentenced William Morris Jr. on charges including conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and filing a false tax return.
Morris and his 64-year-old mother, Carolyn Louper-Morris, were accused of using their online tutoring program to take state tax refunds meant for low-income families.
Both were convicted last February. Louper-Morris earlier was sentenced to 12 years.
Authorities say the mother and son ran a program called CyberStudy 101. The two told families they wouldn't have to pay for the program up front if they allowed CyberStudy to file a tax return and claim a Minnesota Education Tax Credit.
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