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Retired Teacher Recovers Stolen $10,000 Tax Refund with 7 On Your Side

Eyewitness News ABC7NYMay 5, 20252 min1,767 views
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Stolen Tax Refund

  • 🎯 A retired educator from Brooklyn, Annette Mitchell, meticulously filed her taxes electronically for 20 years, always opting for direct deposit.
  • ⚠️ She was expecting a $10,000 refund but never received it, only to discover that her direct deposit request had been reversed to a paper check.
  • 🎪 Despite repeated requests to the IRS to switch back to direct deposit, Annette never received the mailed checks, feeling like she was going in circles.

7 On Your Side Intervention

  • 💡 After nearly a year of waiting and frustration, Annette contacted 7 On Your Side for assistance.
  • ✅ Following the intervention by Nina Pineda and Eyewitness News, the $10,000 refund was finally direct deposited into Annette's account as she had originally requested.
  • 🗣️ Annette expressed gratitude, stating that 7 On Your Side gave her and others in similar situations a voice.
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