A former Arundel man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for seeking fraudulent tax refunds totaling nearly $216,000 in other people’s names.
Federal prosecutors say 43-year-old Robert Andre Bouthot (BOO’-tot) was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Portland to six years and three months in prison. He was also ordered to pay more than $138,000 in restitution.
Bouthot pleaded guilty in May to filing a false income tax return and identity theft.
Prosecutors say Bouthot received an $11,169 refund in the name of a woman based upon fictitious wages and withholdings. The woman did not know her name was on the return.
