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TAX REFUND TURNS INTO PUMPKIN FOR PURPORTED PENNSYLVANIA PRINCESS

October 08, 2004

Awhile back we noted the story of a Pennsylvania cafeteria worker who claimed to be a Hawaiian princess, to the point of obtaining a $2.1 million tax refund belonging to the real princess Abigail. Things don't seem to be going well for the Pennsylvania pretender, judging by a court order issued recently by a US District Judge in Philadelphia:

   ORDERED that the defendants Abigail 
   and James E. Roberts are indebted to 
   the United States in the amount of 
   $2,123,453.00, plus statutory interest
   accruing from March 8, 2004, on any 
   unpaid balance and continuing to 
   accrue until paid;

   ORDERED that the defendants Abigail 
   and James E. Roberts, and each of them,
   are permanently enjoined from using or
   appropriating the social security 
   number, XXX-XX-7276, belonging to 
   Abigail K. Kawananakoa for any use or 
   purpose whatsoever;

   ORDERED that the defendants Abigail 
   and James E. Roberts, provide an 
   accounting of the disposal and 
   distribution for all funds obtained by
   them in the amount of $2,123,453.00;

   ORDERED that the defendants Abigail 
   and James E. Roberts, shall take all 
   reasonable steps necessary to preserve
   the personal and real property titled 
   in their name and/or in their 
   possession in its current condition, 
   including, without limitation, 
   continuing to pay the expenses of the 
   real property and maintaining fire and
   casualty insurance policies on the 
   real property, and shall not commit 
   waste against the personal and real 
   property titled in their name and/or 
   in their possession, nor shall they 
   cause or permit anyone else to do so, 
   nor shall they do anything that tends 
   to reduce the value or marketability 
   of the personal and real property, nor
   shall they record any instruments, 
   publish any notice, or take any other 
   action that may directly or indirectly
   tend to adversely affect the value of 
   the personal and real property.

We hope that the Pennsylvania Cinderella at least had a good time at the ball.

Via Tax Analysts.

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