DETROIT, MI – Scam rap has been a burgeoning sub-genre of Hip Hop in recent years, but it only works until someone gets caught. Two Detroit rappers, who performed together under the alias Deuces Wild, were busted by the Internal Revenue Service on a complex $5.5 million fraud scheme.
Sameerah “Creme” Marrel and Noelle “Nikki Brown” Brown were charged with aggravated identity theft, false claims and conspiracy, according to
They used loopholes, created businesses, filed 122 returns and opened at least 29 bank accounts to claim withholdings and refunds of more than $13.6 million from 2013 to 2018.
Marrel appeared before a federal court last week while Brown reportedly isn’t in custody yet. If convicted, the duo will face 10 years each behind bars.
Metro Detroit rappers charged with stealing over $5 million from IRS
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - Two Metro Detroit rappers have been charged with stealing more than $5 million from the United States IRS in an elaborate tax scheme where the women claimed withholdings and refunds of more than $13.6 million from 2013 to 2017.
Sameerah Marrel of Detroit and Noelle Brown of Romulus were both charged with aggravated identity theft, false claims, and conspiracy in an IRS complaint that was unsealed this week.