December 22, 2022 Ian Freeman convicted on all counts relating to bitcoin money laundering scheme South Florida towing company owner sentenced to 15 months in prison for tax evasion Jefferson City business owner sentenced for tax evasion, failure to pay more than 500,000 dollars in payroll taxes December 21, 2022 Felon pleads guilty to PPP loan fraud, money laundering and drug offenses Ravenna CPA charged with embezzling more than 1 million dollars from employer and submitting false tax returns December 20, 2022 Latvian citizen extradited from Norway sentenced in federal court for role in money laundering conspiracy Niagara Falls man sentenced for COVID-19 fraud Springfield woman pleads guilty to reselling stolen goods and money laundering Brookline doctor indicted for money laundering and health care fraud Chicago woman sentenced to prison for fraud and tax crimes Business owner sentenced for failing to file corporate tax return Georgia man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for submitting more than 2.9 billion dollars in false tax claims to the IRS Former Rochester man going to prison for more than 20 years for his role in Ponzi and COVID-19 fraud schemes December 19, 2022 Two individuals charged with wire fraud in second superseding indictment connected with Vermont kidnapping and murder Baltimore man pleads guilty to wire fraud for submitting fraudulent COVID-19 CARES Act Relief loan applications Honeywell UOP to pay over 160 million dollars to resolve foreign bribery investigations in U.S. and Brazil Texas tax preparer sent to prison for preparing false tax returns Texas accountant pleads guilty to embezzling funds from employer and filing false tax return Romance scammer sentenced to more than 3 years in prison December 16, 2022 Two men sentenced to federal prison in 30 million-dollar pyramid scheme Drug trafficker sentenced to seven years in prison for operating cocaine delivery service in Chicago area Co-founder of multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency pyramid scheme “OneCoin” pleads guilty Five individuals sentenced in $12 million federal financial aid fraud scheme December 15, 2022 Fifteen defendants charged in a multi-state drug trafficking organization Cartersville businessman sentenced to federal prison for filing a false tax return Parkersburg man sentenced to prison for federal tax crime Federal jury finds Saint Paul man guilty of large-scale marijuana trafficking conspiracy Three Rivers, Michigan woman ordered to pay $801,128.23 in restitution and $233,854 in taxes Operator of San Gabriel Valley employment staffing company pleads guilty to criminal charge for failing to pay over payroll taxes to IRS Social Security Administration employee accused of fraud and money laundering Doctor and office manager indicted in scheme to defraud Medicare, manufacture and distribute fentanyl Jack Vicars sentenced to 27 months for embezzling nearly $350,000 December 14, 2022 Maryland security guard convicted of tax evasion Clearfield man sentenced to 120 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine CEO of medical device company sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion Southern California man pleads guilty to cryptocurrency fraud Texas woman sentenced for courier role in return to sender OCDETF investigation Former chief financial officer faces charges for failing to pay over $3.6M in employee tax withholdings and for pocketing $130,000 from his employer’s bank account December 13, 2022 Triangle CEO pleads guilty to filing false tax returns Spanaway, Washington man sentenced to eight years in prison for key role in drug distribution ring Michigan man charged with operating check-kiting scheme that caused loss of nearly $150 million Monroe business owner pleads guilty to money laundering in connection with CARES Act fraud scheme December 12, 2022 Baltimore businessman sentenced to prison for employment tax crimes Two sentenced to federal prison in separate cases for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding Imperial, Pennsylvania daycare operator sentenced for failing to account for and pay over taxes Beverly Hills father and son sentenced to prison for scheming to defraud COVID relief programs designed to help businesses McKeesport man admits role in cocaine and fentanyl trafficking organization Former mobile phone store owner sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for multimillion-dollar scheme to illegally unlock cellphones Jacksonville man sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for facilitating “off the books” pay scheme as part of conspiracies to defraud the IRS and workers’ compensation insurance company Atlantic County man sentenced to 37 months in prison for health care fraud conspiracy targeting state health benefits programs December 9, 2022 New Jersey electronics businessman pleads guilty to filing false tax return Jury convicts Las Vegas man of tax fraud Surgeon sentenced to 5 years in prison for accepting $3.3 million in illicit payments to perform spinal surgeries at corrupt hospital Twin Cities house-flipper sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for $3 million investor fraud scheme December 8, 2022 Odessa woman pleads guilty to $7.9 million in tax fraud Utica man pleads guilty to large fentanyl conspiracy and money laundering Utica man pleads guilty to large fentanyl conspiracy Fortune telling fraud scheme leads to prison for orchestrators Memphis man sentenced to 15 years imprisonment arising out of gun and drug charges December 7, 2022 Texas man sentenced for mail fraud in financial scheme Rapper who boasted in music video about committing COVID fraud sentenced to over 6 years in prison on fraud, gun and drug crimes California man charged with eleven financial crimes related to former Wisconsin law firm Acton man sentenced to seven years in prison for scheme to defraud the Treasury Department of over $50 million in tax-free energy grants South Florida woman sentenced to 3 years for her role in a health care fraud conspiracy Father and son sentenced for $1.7 million COVID-19 relief fraud Waterbury man sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for drug distribution and firearm possession offenses Stafford man pleads guilty to tax evasion New York man charged with possession with intent to distribute 95 kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl December 6, 2022 Camden County man sentenced to 26 months in prison for tax evasion December 5, 2022 San Diego tax preparer sentenced for illegal operation of a $5 million money transmission business Penfield man charged with obstruction of justice and lying under oath in George Moses investigation Lawyer Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for stealing millions of dollars from clients and tax fraud Nigerian national sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for international tax fraud scheme Buffalo charity CEO pleads guilty to tax charge Tampa man sentenced for filing false tax return Four men arrested in transnational wire fraud and identity theft conspiracy December 2, 2022 Wallingford attorney pleads guilty to tax evasion Harrison County contractor sentenced to decade in prison for fraud Granby man sentenced to prison for embezzling from employer Rochester pawn shop owner going to prison for selling millions of dollars worth of stolen goods December 1, 2022 Dentist indicted for tax evasion Former Gulf Breeze attorney sentenced to federal prison for tax evasion South Street jeweler convicted of selling counterfeit Rolexes and financial fraud crimes Owner of Johnson Sausage Shop sentenced to one year for not paying tax withholdings to IRS New York diagnostic testing facility owners sentenced for health care fraud scheme Tickfaw tax preparer sentenced to one year and a day in prison for filing false IRS returns Korean national sentenced to almost two years in prison for “bust out” bank fraud scheme in Sacramento area and elsewhere Las Vegas tax preparer sentenced to prison for multiple fraud schemes Former Florida attorney indicted for racketeering relating to operation of his Tallahassee law firm and investment companies
