The South Carolina Department of Revenue arrested Tracy Renay Williams on 12 counts of tax related charges.
Williams, 35, is charged with four counts of forgery, four counts of assisting in the preparation of a fraudulent tax return, and four counts of conspiracy.
He's being held in J. Reuben Long Detention Center.
For the 2011 tax year, Williams provided fraudulent W2 forms to individuals in order to have income tax returns prepared in each of their names, according to the Revenue Department.
It says Williams willfully assisted in the preparation of the fraudulent tax returns which resulted in the individuals requesting tax refunds totaling more than $32,000, to which they were not entitled.
Williams, a Green Sea resident, could face up to 60 years in prison and/or up to $22,000 in fines if convicted of the 12 charges.
This is the latest arrest by the SC Department of Revenue in part of an ongoing investigation in the Horry County area. A string of other arrests have previously occurred in relation to the investigation, and more arrests are expected.
