Local man indicted for over $170 million in tax fraud
November 8, 2022 - The U.S. Attorney for Florida’s Middle District recently indicted Matthew Walker Meredith of St. Petersburg for requesting over $170 million in fraudulent tax refunds. According to the indictment, Meredith, 39, submitted five claims between August 2019 and February 2020 while on supervised release from prison. In November 2019, the IRS issued him a refund check for $6.4 million. Meredith, who now faces 75 years in federal prison, bought several luxury vehicles and a waterfront St. Petersburg mansion with the money.