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MADISON, Wis. (AFX) - Federal authorities are searching for two eastern European men accused of cheating the federal and state governments out of tens of thousands of dollars by filing dozens of tax returns as dead people.Dzmitry Huzau, 27, and Aliaksei Pahodzin, 25, both of Belarus, found the names and Social Security numbers of dozens of dead people online, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday.The pair filed more than 150 false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service and more than 130 false returns with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue in 2004, according to the indictment.'They were pulling these names off in alphabetical order and filing in alphabetical order,' prosecutor John Vaudreuil said.Most of the returns reported the same information, with wages totaling $19,140, federal withholding of $2,080 and a $731 refund due. The two men asked that the money be deposited into bank accounts they controlled.A computer program designed to detect tax fraud flagged the returns, but not before the men had obtained about $11,000 from the IRS and more than $50,000 from the state, Vaudreuil said.Both men have been charged with conspiracy and fraud.Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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