'Queen of Tax Fraud' locked up for 21 years

TAMPA — The self-proclaimed “Queen of Tax Fraud,” Rashia T. Wilson, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for defrauding the government of more than $3.1 million.

Officials called the crime “one of the worst tax fraud cases in the Tampa Bay area,” in a news release.

On Tuesday, a federal judge sentenced Wilson, 26, on charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm. She was also ordered to forfeit $2.2 million.