The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Man Goes To Jail For Exceeded Amount In Tax Fraud

Episode Date: November 14, 2022

Today Charlamagne gives Donkey of the day to a man that claimed an exceeded amount in tax fraud.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Donkey of the day with Charlemagne the guy. I don't know why y'all keep letting him get y'all like this. Oh, it's me? It's my fault. Okay. Donkey of the Day for Monday, November 14th goes to a 39-year-old St. Petersburg, Florida man named Matthew Meredith. Now, what does your Uncle Charla always tell you about the great state of Florida?

The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida. And today's story is no exception, okay? Matthew was arrested last week for making fraudulent requests for tax refunds, something that I'm sure a lot of people have done, okay? Don't you try to sink down in your seat now, okay? All right? I don't know why, though, y'all still think y'all can play with the IRS. All right?

Y'all do realize the IRS is undefeated, right? Okay? The IRS is more undefeated than the Internet. Perfect record. Undisputed, undefeated champion of the world in every weight class, and it's not even close. But Matthew Meredith decided to do what so many before him have attempted to do and failed miserably. Okay. He tried to get over on the IRS, but I will give

Matthew some credit. Matthew decided to shoot for the stars. You hear me? I mean, if you're going to do it, you might as well do it big because when you get caught and you're going to get caught, you're going to prison. So why not? Now, what did Matthew do? Well, according to the indictment, he submitted five claims for a tax refund between August 2019 and February 2020. In total, those claims exceeded. How much do you think they exceeded, Envy? Just take a wild guess.

How much do you think his fraudulent tax claims exceeded? I have no clue. Just throw a wild guess. How much do you think his fraudulent tax claims exceeded? I have no clue. Just throw a number out there. Million dollars. Florida, 39 years old. How much? A million dollars. A million dollars.

Okay. Angel Lee. Angel Lee, how much do you think this man's fraudulent tax claims exceeded? What do you think? Just throw a number out there. $12 million. Okay, $12 million. Now, Envy said a a number out there. $12 million. Okay, $12 million. Now Envy said a million. Angelou said

$12 million. Let the record show Envy is way off. Angelou is closer, but she's way off. Shut up, man. Shut up. Matthew Meredith's claims exceeded. Let me make sure I saw this number right. Let me just make sure before I repeat this. Yes. Okay.

Matthew Meredith's claims exceeded 170 million dollars okay and fraudulent tax claims 170 okay authorities say meredith falsified his income and withholdings in each of the claims. On November 23, 2019, the IRS issued Meredith a check for a little over $6.3 million for his first submitted claim. But that wasn't enough for Meredith. No, he couldn't leave well enough alone. The next day, he filed a second fraudulent tax claim, this time seeking $4 million. Okay, now listen. Now listen to this, right?

Authorities say Meredith, what do you think he used the money for? What do you think his first purchase was? Okay, huh? Car or jewelry? Car or jewelry. What do you say, Yee? I would say a car. A car or a car jewelry well a car was his second person his first purchase he did have the wherewithal to go buy a house okay so from the initial refund

he went and purchased a 6,500 square foot waterfront mansion in saint petersburg he spent like 2.6 million for that then the indictment alleges that matthew purchased six luxury mercedes-benz vehicles with a total value of 843 000 now hold up wait a minute y'all thought he was finished okay matthew's tax fraud scheme occurred while he was under supervised release from a 2016 federal conviction on drug-related charges. Oh, Matthew woke up one day without an F to give. Okay? And now he is being charged with making false claims against the government,

theft of government property, and money laundering. If he is convicted on all counts, which he will be, Matthew could face up to 75 years in federal prison. He also would have to return the money and forfeit the house and vehicles. Let me tell you something, man. The IRS has to be doing stuff like this to be funny. All right, you're not going to tell me that it's not someone reading these requests, laughing their ass off, and saying, hey, man, just give him the money.

Let's see what he does with it. All right? They know y'all on BS, but they just want to see what y'all gonna do if they grant you this request okay matthew probably had hate me now by nas playing soon as he purchased that mansion i know he was in the living room of that mansion with two bottles of casamigos hitting the gritty until those alphabet boys knocked on that door and said grand opening grand closing well at least you will be in florida jail with a story to tell please give matthew meredith the biggest e-haw hey man if you're gonna do it do it big

because i'm telling you right now as soon as you decide to wage that war with the irs you're going to lose had enough of this country Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not.

No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-A-Stan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series,

The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast Post Run High is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best. And you're gonna figure out the rhythm of this thing.

Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records.

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