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Ohio's Tax Chief Warns Against Fraud

Testa says last year, his agency caught about $12.5 million dollars in fraudulent tax refunds before they were sent out. This year, he figures the total will be more like $15 million. Still, Testa says most of Ohio’s 5.5 million taxpayers are honest. Only about 30,000 returns are suspicious.

Nick Castele was a senior reporter covering politics and government for Ideastream Public Media. He worked as a reporter for Ideastream from 2012-2022.