Felon defrauded IRS of $6.37 million, spent $843,000 on cars in a week

A 40-year-old St. Petersburg convicted drug dealer has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for filing false tax returns seeking refunds totaling more than $170 million while on supervised release for his previous conviction.

In addition to his time in prison, Matthew Walker Meredith must forfeit real estate, six Mercedes Benz automobiles and $6.3 million, according to a statement. 

Meredith pleaded guilty March 24 for theft of government money and money laundering.