http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3558926A Girl Scout troop leader accused of stealing her young Scouts' Social Security numbers and netting $87,000 in a tax scheme pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
Federal prosecutors say Holly M. Barnes, 33, asked parents of the 18 girls in her troop to give the children's numbers on a fake medical release.
She used the e-mail names Hotmama983 and Freewoman74 to enter the numbers of the Scouts, most of whom were between the ages of 8 and 12, and other false W-2 information into Turbo Tax software, the 34-count indictment states. She filed false claims for more than $187,000 and obtained payments of more than $87,000, according to the indictment.
Randall Lockhart, Barnes' federal public defender, did not return a phone call seeking comment Tuesday.