4 Charged in Largest-Ever COVID Tax Credit Fraud Scheme

The suspects allegedly filed fake forms for at least 148 companies and defrauded the government of about $93 million.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters in Washington on Nov. 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Four Californians were charged by a federal grand jury on June 11 for their alleged involvement in a $93 million COVID-19 tax credit fraud scheme, deemed to be the “largest ever identified,” the FBI said in a June 26 statement.

The individuals are Kristerpher Turner, 52, of Harbor City; Toriano Knox, 55, of Los Angeles; Kenya Jones, 46, of Compton; and Joyce Johnson, 55, of Victorville.