Davenport woman misused money meant to pay victim’s taxes, police allege
A 37-year-old Davenport woman faces a theft charge after Davenport Police allege she took a victim’s money and did not use it to pay the victim’s taxes as agreed, court records show.
Latisha Griffin faces a felony charge of second-degree theft, according to court records.
Detectives with the Davenport Police Department investigated the report of a theft on April 26, 2023, in connection with the business of Boss Tax and Accounting Services LLC, Davenport, according to arrest affidavits.
Police allege Griffin offered tax services to a victim, and said the victim had a tax liability of $8,788. Griffin offered to pay the tax liability for the victim if the victim provided her with the money, police say in affidavits.
The victim provided Griffin with a payment of $8,788 on April 26, 2023, at 12:58 p.m., court documents show.
The victim was provided a receipt indicating a payment of $8,788 with the account reference of $40 to Iowa for 2022, $457 to Illinois for 2022, $4,159 to IRS for 2022 and $4,132 for 2021. In affidavits, police allege Griffin “was entrusted with this money by the victim in order to pay the victim’s tax liability.”
Griffin took possession of the money and used it “in a manner inconsistent with or in denial of the trust of the victim’s rights to the property,” police allege in affidavits.
Griffin did not pay the victim’s tax liability, police say in affidavits. The victim received notice from the IRS and incurred penalties for non-payment, then had to acquire additional funds to pay the tax liability and took a loss of $8,788 for the full amount of money in (Griffin’s) possession, according to affidavits.
Griffin, who was arrested on a warrant, was released on bond. She is set for a preliminary hearing April 30 in Scott County Court.
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