A former manager in the District of Columbia tax office admits she cut more than 200 fraudulent property tax refund checks in a scheme that drained more than 48 million dollars from the city’s treasury over almost two decades. The woman has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and tax evasion. The agreement calls for her to serve from 15 to 18 years in prison and to pay restitution. A federal judge has accepted the plea provisionally, but has not set a sentencing date. Nine other people have pleaded guilty in the tax scam. Source: [1] http://www.kgan.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/3b56768e-www.kgan.com.shtml