Tax scam mastermind’s brother gets 4 years in prison for role

Published November 4, 2008 5:00am ET



The younger brother of self-confessed D.C. tax scam mastermind Harriette Walters is off to prison, having pleaded guilty to helping his big sister siphon off millions in the city’s largest-ever public corruption scandal.

U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. sentenced Richard Walters to more than four years behind bars and three years of probation for his role in the $48 million, decades-long scam.

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