Nelson Tries to Curb Inmate Tax Fraud; Senator Hopes IRS Enforces 2008 Law to Avoid Future False Returns

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Byline: JUSTIN SACHAROFF

Florida holds the distinction of having the highest amount of prisoner tax fraud in the nation, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.

North Florida, especially, is a hot bed for this type of tax fraud.

In 2009 there were 2,407 false returns filed by prison inmates in Northeast Florida alone, Nelson's office said.

Nelson, D-Fla., was in Jacksonville on Friday to speak about efforts to curb this growing issue.

Nelson's main focus toward ending prisoner tax fraud is a law already in place that gives the Internal Revenue Service the ability to give inmates' financial information to federal prisons.

The law, …