09 MAR 2026 / ACCOUNTING & TAXES

Hawaii Couple Convicted in $200K IRS Refund Fraud

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Beverly Braumuller-Hawver and Scott Hawver of ʻEwa Beach, Hawaiʻi, recently faced conviction from a federal jury for a multi-state tax fraud operation. Using a fabricated tax document, the Hawvers received almost $200,000 from the U.S. Treasury, hiding the proceeds through business accounts and transfers.

Every tax fraud story starts with a small piece of paper that someone assumes nobody will question. In this case, that paper was a fabricated IRS Form 1099-MISC, and it turned into a nearly $200,000 refund from the U.S. Treasury. A federal jury in Honolul...

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