March 31, 2022 Springfield health care charity pays more than 8 million dollars related to federal embezzlement, bribery investigation Orange County house flipper found guilty of filing false federal tax returns that omitted more than 2 million dollars of income Dracut construction business owner sentenced for tax fraud Federal authorities announce charges related to multimillion dollar sport gambling business involving current and former pro athletes Swampscott man pleads guilty to tax scheme targeting greater Boston Congolese community March 30, 2022 Georgia man pleads guilty to submitting more than 2.9 billion dollars in false tax claims to the IRS Montgomery tax preparer sentenced to 37 months in prison and fined 100,000 dollars for filing false returns Man sent to prison for preparing false income tax returns Smith County man guilty of federal income tax violation California marketer sentenced for paying millions in kickbacks to unlawfully induce prescriptions Castlewood man sentenced for defrauding government in pandemic unemployment scheme East Providence man alleged to have fraudulently applied for eight COVID-relief business loans Mortgage short sale negotiator sentenced after defrauding mortgage lenders March 29, 2022 Hammond tax preparer charged with filing false IRS returns and making false statements to IRS and to Department of Education South Holland woman sentenced to 28 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft Former airline executive pleads guilty to 2.6 million dollar employment tax crime Two individuals convicted at trial of tax fraud scheme; conspired to fraudulently obtain $2.2 million from IRS March 28, 2022 Honolulu bookkeeper pleads guilty to 1.2 million dollar fraud and money laundering Lincoln man sentenced for failing to deposit payroll taxes Former Yale med school employee pleads guilty, admits stealing and selling $40 million in electronics Columbia County woman indicted on tax evasion, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft charges March 26, 2022 Former financial secretary-treasurer of UAW Local 412 pleads guilty to embezzling over $2 million in union funds March 25, 2022 Federal jury convicts suburban Chicago man of laundering drug proceeds on behalf of traffickers in Mexico Arlington doctor sentenced to 12 years in pill mill case Arizona man sentenced to 30 years in prison for distribution of methamphetamine and money laundering Former IRS employee arrested for assisting in preparation of false tax returns, identity theft March 24, 2022 Congressman Jeff Fortenberry found guilty of concealing facts and lying to investigators probing illegal campaign contributions Nevada man admits money laundering and tax offenses related to BitClub Network fraud scheme Two defendants charged In non-fungible token (NFT) fraud and money laundering scheme Two promoters of nationwide tax scheme sentenced to prison Wapello man pleads guilty to failure to file income tax returns Carrick meth dealer gets 10-year prison sentence Leader of a methamphetamine trafficking organization sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Helena man sentenced to prison for bank fraud in COVID-19 relief scheme March 23, 2022 Peabody construction company owner sentenced for tax and workers' compensation fraud Toledo business owner sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than 1.1 million in restitution after pleading guilty to evading income taxes El Paso woman indicted for tax and bank fraud Former managing director for a defense contractor executive pleads guilty to tax evasion Former HP planning manager pleads guilty to $5+ million wire fraud scheme IRS-CI releases latest COVID-related fraud investigational statistics Tax evader pleads guilty to defrauding United States of nearly a quarter of a million dollars Syracuse tax preparer sentenced to prison for filing false tax returns for herself and others California ringleader charged in multi-layered fraud scheme Clarksville business owner pleads guilty to tax evasion Dover tax preparer indicted for preparation of fraudulent returns March 22, 2022 Latvian citizen extradited from Norway made appearance in federal court for role in money laundering conspiracy Nampa woman sentenced to federal prison for failure to account for and pay over employment tax Maine resident charged with fraud and tax offenses stemming from $1 million embezzlement March 21, 2022 Bridgeport tax return preparer pleads guilty Shelby County woman pleads guilty to embezzlement and tax fraud March 18, 2022 Former employee charged with defrauding Apple, money laundering, and tax crimes 12 members of drug trafficking organization indicted for distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, laundering proceeds Indiana woman pleads guilty to possessing narcotics Architects of $48 million dollar medical reimbursement account program fraud scheme sentenced Computer consultant sentenced to prison for access device fraud scheme Two downtown Los Angeles residents arrested on complaint alleging they fraudulently obtained $300,000 in COVID relief loans Long Island physician sentenced to 51 months in prison for Covid-19 loan fraud Tax preparation business owner sentenced to federal prison for committing tax fraud Local tax return preparer indicted for fraud Former AEP employee sentenced on federal fraud and tax charges Total loss amount found to be $1,704,845 March 17, 2022 CEO of local financial firm sentenced in multi-million dollar securities and tax fraud scheme; forfeits millions Former state legislator, justice of the peace, sentenced to prison for filing false tax return Father and son convicted of 1.7 million dollar COVID-19 relief fraud Connecticut man sentenced for $4 million tax fraud March 16, 2022 Home health care business owner pleads guilty to employment tax fraud Former Caddo Parish Commissioner and sister sentenced to time in federal prison Middlesex county man admits $1.6 million paycheck protection program and economic injury disaster loan fraud scheme Baton Rouge man pleads guilty to wire and tax fraud Former government official in the Dominican Republic sentenced to 15 years for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States March 15, 2022 Judge sentences St. Louis tax return business owner to prison Seneca County man pleads guilty to defrauding the U.S. Coast Guard Former CEO and COO of JHL Biotech sentenced for conspiring to steal trade secrets and commit wire fraud exceeding $101 million Tax preparer pleads guilty to tax fraud conspiracy causing more than $5 million in false tax refund filings Nurse pleads guilty to filing false tax returns Strongsville man sentenced to prison for embezzling $375K from employer and filing false tax returns Clearfield man sentenced to 8 years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine Federal Jury convicts Anchorage man on murder and drug charges Nevada man convicted by federal jury of fraud and money laundering Founders of Boston nonprofit indicted on fraud charges Newark City Council member admits scheming to obtain bribes and kickbacks and subscribing to false tax return March 14, 2022 Rhode Island woman charged with falsifying military service; fraudulently collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in charitable contributions earmarked for wounded and other veterans Southwest Virginia man sentenced in unemployment benefits scam Federal Grand Jury indicts Amherst businessman on 40 counts for defrauding the paycheck protection and economic injury disaster loan programs out of millions of dollars March 11, 2022 Tigard man indicted for sex trafficking and laundering proceeds through bottled water company Brother of former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Goldstein sentenced for tax fraud scheme Kansas businessman sentenced for conspiracy Mill Hall man sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and money laundering March 10, 2022 Founders of crypto ICO sentenced to combined 8 years in prison for tax evasion after raising 24 million dollars from investors Torrance man sentenced for tax evasion for hiding fees in multimillion health care fraud conspiracy Couple pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to impede and defraud the IRS Medical assistant admits health care fraud conspiracy NY community college accounting professor sentenced for tax fraud March 9, 2022 Sixteen defendants, including twelve physicians, sentenced to prison for distributing 6.6 million opioid pills and submitting $250 million in false billings Blairsville bookkeeper sentenced to prison for embezzling from her employer and filing false tax returns Dallas restaurant owners sentenced for failing to pay required corporate payroll taxes and personal income taxes Scranton tax preparer pleads guilty to defrauding taxpayers of more than 250,000 dollars Suburban Chicago man sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison for conducting illegal sports gambling business Howell Township man admits subscribing to false tax returns March 8, 2022 Spring Hill sisters charged in tax fraud conspiracy Duluth souvenir and t-shirt store owner sentenced to prison for tax evasion Erie freelance tax preparer indicted Former Seattle doctor sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding pandemic relief programs Georgia bar owner pleads guilty to tax evasion; helped co-owners evade taxes Tewksbury woman charged in superseding indictment with tax and unemployment fraud Two Arkansas men sentenced to over 23 years combined in federal prison for fraud and money laundering in connection with proposed Elm Springs, Arkansas wind farm Gillette man pleads guilty to wire fraud and tax violations March 7, 2022 Worcester man pleads guilty to cocaine, firearms, money laundering and tax fraud charges Former chief of staff to convicted Fall River mayor sentenced for false statements March 6, 2022 Aurora drug dealer sentenced to 23 years in federal prison March 4, 2022 Modesto woman admits submitting 121 stimulus check claims using PII provided by death row son Two men sentenced for Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud Former real estate attorney and wife plead guilty to mortgage fraud and tax charges Monmouth County brother and sister arrested for conspiring to evade payment of 1.5 million dollars in payroll taxes Emergency room doctor convicted of tax evasion Two Florida tax preparers sentenced to prison: fraudulently claimed nearly 3 million dollars in refunds Maryland woman pleads guilty to fraud schemes resulting in losses of more than 1.1 million dollars March 3, 2022 Woman sentenced for embezzling 429,732 dollars from her small business employer Whitefish man sentenced to six years in prison for defrauding Montana investor of 2.3 million dollars in scheme to fund fake CIA rescue missions Santa Barbara man charged in 12 million dollar investment scam faces new allegations of failing to pay millions of dollars in taxes Mount Carmel businessman sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for failure to account and pay over employment tax Southwest Virginia man sentenced for role in unemployment benefits scam March 2, 2022 District man pleads guilty in schemes to defraud small business pandemic relief programs and the Archdiocese of Washington Florida woman sentenced to 14 years for role in international cocaine trafficking ring and money laundering Former El Cajon tax preparers admit to filing hundreds of false tax returns Former Illinois speaker of the House indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges in connection with alleged corruption schemes Former Monmouth County residents charged with $3.3 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme Kansas man sentenced to 36 months for tax evasion Tax preparer sent to prison for tax fraud… again March 1, 2022 Two executives of Chicago-area non-profit organization charged with misappropriating $1.8 million Jury convicts two in $499,000 unemployment scheme CEO of Payment Protection Program lender MBE Capital arrested in connection with fraudulent loan and lender applications Grand Island attorney sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution for tax evasion conviction Pain clinic owners convicted of unlawfully distributing opioids and multimillion-dollar health care fraud San Antonio man sentenced for fraud scheme Five tax shelter promoters and two appraisers indicted in syndicated conservation easement tax scheme Broome County business owner pleads guilty to tax fraud Carlisle woman sentenced for illegal monetary transactions involving COVID-19 relief funds
