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Most outrageous tax cheats

From a restaurant owner who hid cash receipts in "seasoned octopus" boxes to a self-proclaimed governor of Alabama who buried gold coins in his yard, here are some of the wildest tax fraud investigations the IRS has undertaken in the past year.

Filing fraudulent returns for gang members

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Daion Ali Bowers allegedly conspired with gang members, including Tashanda "Big Momma Blood" Parker, to file fraudulent returns in their names in the hopes of raking in big refunds.

Bowers, from Columbia, S.C., was charged with filing more than 600 fake returns -- claiming more than $2.5 million refunds -- for clients including Bloods gang members. Last month, he was sentenced to 5 years in jail and ordered to pay restitution of $1.2 million.

  @blakeellis3 - Last updated May 20 2013 01:48 PM ET

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