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>> reporter: tax forms and addresses with social security numbers and birth dates and cheat sheets for filling out returns. that was december of 2006. what was stumbled upon was a lucrative income tax fraud scheme run by inmates at the monroe county jail near key west. before they were busted, they filed for more than $1 million in tax refunds involving half of the jail population. >> they would go to other inmates and suggest to an inmate, i can get you 45 a in a tax return. >> reporter: in some cases with help from friends and family, they would fill out a 1040 ez form and fill out another f...

Additional items were underneath the bunk. >> reporter: the items -- tax forms, an address book with social security numbers, birthdays and cheat sheets for filling out returns. that was december of 2006. what linback had stumbled upon was a lucrative income tax fraud scheme run by inmates at the monroe county jail near key west. before they were busted, the inmates filed for more than $1 million in tax refunds involving half the jail population. >> but what they would do is go to other inmates and suggest to an inmate, i can get you $4,500 in a tax return, it will cost you $500. >> reporter: ...

Sachs, charged with civil fraud in connection with its subprime mortgages. the securities exchange commission alleges the investment firm defrauded investors by selling securities to one group while letting another bet against them. the firm calls the charges, quote, completely unfounded. tax payers already cover their room and board, turns out the irs has been paying prisoners too. cnn's john zarrella looks at a tax scheme that has raked in millions. >> reporter: just a routine search of a jail cell. officer mark lindhback didn't expect to find much. >> after the inmates exited the cell, we...

All day and all night. new zegerid otc. discover the difference. and look for $4 savings in sunday's paper. as a taxpayer, you are covering the room and board of prisoners. well, it also turns out the irs is also paying the prisoners as well. c nch cnn's john zarrella looks at a tax scheme that rakes in millions. >> reporter: just a routine search of a jail cell. this officer didn't expect to find much. >> after the inmates have exited the cell, went over, basic, pulled up the mattress. he had some of the items under his mattress. additional items underneath the bunk. >> reporter: tax forms,...

Expect to find much. >> after the inmate has exited the cell. went over, basically pulled up the mattress. he had some of the items under his mattress. additional mattress underneath the bunk. >> reporter: the items, tax forms and address book with social security numbers, birth dates and cheat sheets for filling out returns. that was december of 2006. what lindback stumbled upon was a scheme run by inmates at the monroe county jail near i can west. before they were busted they filed for more than $1 million in tax refunds involving half the jail population. >> but what they would do is go to ...