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Civil and Criminal Actions 2006

 

Department of Justice Press Releases on Civil and Criminal Actions Taken as a Result of IRS Enforcement Activities

NOTE: The links to the articles will take you to the Department of Justice Press Release website. The list below is not all inclusive.
Release Date Release Number Type of Action Title of Release
12/29/06 06-861 Civil Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Allegedly Fraudulent Illinois Tax Preparation Firms
12/28/06 06-860 Civil Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Bar Flea Market Tax Preparer From Preparing Federal Tax Returns For Others
12/22/06 06-857 Civil Justice Department Sues to Bar Florida CPA from Promoting Tax Fraud Scheme & Preparing Tax Returns for Others
12/15/06 06-845 Civil Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Bar Missouri Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
12/15/06 06-843 Criminal Leaders Of Nationwide Illegal Alien Employee-Leasing Conspiracy Sentenced
12/15/06 06-842 Civil Chicago Federal Court Shuts Down Health Care Reimbursement Tax Fraud Scheme
12/12/06 06-829 Civil Court Bars Michigan Man from Promoting Tax Fraud Schemes
12/08/06 06-820 Civil Professionals Agree to Court Order Halting Alleged Tax Scam
12/07/06 06-817 Civil Justice Department Sues to Permanently Bar Alleged Fraudulent Tax Return Operation
12/04/06 06-808 Civil Federal Court Orders Halt to Internet-Based Tax-Fraud Scheme
11/30/06 06-802 Civil Las Vegas Court Blocks Tax Preparer's Alleged Scheme Estimated to Have Cost Treasury $31 Million
11/28/06 06-793 Criminal Former IRS Revenue Agent Sentenced for Conspiracy and Causing the Failure to File Currency Transaction Reports
11/27/06 06-788 Criminal Fact Sheet: 11th Defendant Pleads Guilty in Tax Promotion Fraud Scheme
11/27/06 06-787 Criminal Self-Proclaimed CPA Pleads Guilty for Role in Tax and Investment Fraud Scheme
11/21/06 06-786 Civil Federal Court Blocks South Carolina Man’s Alleged Tax Fraud Schemes Said to have Cost Treasury an Estimated $48 Million
11/21/06 06-784 Civil Florida Court Shuts Down Promotion of Tax Fraud Schemes
11/15/06 06-764 Civil Federal Judge Permanently Bars Nevada Tax Return Preparer from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
11/02/06 06-747 Civil Florida Lawyer Sentenced to Prison for Violating Court Order to Stop Promoting Abusive Scheme
11/02/06 06-746 Criminal Two Former California Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Role in Tax and Investment Fraud Scheme
10/25/06 06-726 Criminal Chicago Attorney Convicted of Tax Evasion
10/18/06 06-711 Criminal Two Businessmen Indicted in Houston for Tax Fraud
10/06/06 06-685 Criminal Manhattan Telecommunications Installation Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge
10/06/06 06-686 Criminal Promoters Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud Scheme
10/05/06 06-682 Civil Federal Court Bars Louisiana Tax Preparers from Claiming Inflated Deductions on Income Tax Returns
10/05/06 06-680 Criminal Trust Scheme Promoter Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
10/02/06 06-670 Civil Justice Department Sues to Bar California CPA from Promoting Alleged Tax Scam
09/29/06 06-665 Criminal Former New York Hospital Employee and a Manhattan Telecommunications Company Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Related Charges
09/29/06 06-663 Civil Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Bar Brooklyn Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
09/28/06 06-659 Civil Court Bars Arizona Men from Promoting Tax Fraud Scheme
09/27/06 06-652 Criminal Utah Business Owners Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
09/20/06 06-641 Civil Court Bars Promotion of “Corporation Sole” Tax Fraud Scheme
09/18/06 06-631 Criminal Five Indicted for $14 Million Fraudulent Tax Preparation Scheme
09/08/06 06-602 Civil Federal Court Bars Los Angeles Man from Promoting Tax Scams and Preparing Tax Returns for Others
09/01/06 06-587 Civil Justice Department Sues to Stop Alleged Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Bogus Tax Exempt Organizations
08/29/06 06-576 Civil Justice Department Seeks to Bar Former Jackson Hewitt Franchise Manager from Preparing Tax Returns
08/25/06 06-571 Criminal Army Reserve Officer Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Stolen Currency and Fraud in Iraq
08/22/06 06-567 Civil Federal Court Bars Arizona Tax Preparer
08/21/06 06-566 Criminal Salt Lake City Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Role in Tax and Investment Fraud Scheme
08/16/06 06-541 Civil Justice Department Sues to Halt Alleged Business Tax Scams
08/15/06 06-536 Criminal International Black Tar Heroin Trafficking Group Dismantled
08/15/06 06-533 Civil Federal Judge Stops Tax Refund Fraud by Two Florida Tax Return Preparers
08/11/06 06-530 Criminal Danville, Calif. Dentist Convicted of Tax Fraud
08/11/06 06-529 Civil Federal Court Permanently Bars Seattle Man from Promoting Alleged Tax-Fraud Schemes
08/11/06 06-528 Civil Justice Department Obtains 200th Injunction Since 2001 Launch of Initiative to Stop Tax Fraud Promotion
08/11/06 06-525 Civil Federal Court Bars Michigan Tax-Return Preparers from Preparing Returns for Others
08/04/06 06-501 Criminal Former Broker to the Archdiocese of New York Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Tax and Obstruction of Justice Charges
08/03/06 06-497 Civil Justice Department Seeks to Block Alleged Tax Scam Involving Native American Casino Distributions
07/24/06 06-461 Civil Justice Department Sues to Stop Texas Man from Preparing So-Called “Zero” Income Tax Return
07/20/06 06-267 Criminal Three Convicted in Tax Fraud Scheme
07/19/06 06-448 Civil Court Bars Southern California Man from Tax Return Preparation
07/17/06 06-443 Criminal Eleven Individuals and Four Corporations Indicted on Racketeering, Conspiracy and Fraud Charges
07/17/06 06-440 Civil Federal Court Blocks South Carolina Woman's Alleged Tax Scam Said to Have Cost Treasury an Estimated $48 Million
07/14/06 06-436 Civil Institute of Global Prosperity Co-Director Barred from Promoting Tax Scheme
07/13/06 06-429 Civil Jackson Hewitt Franchise Banned from Preparing Improper Returns for Native Americans
07/05/06 06-415 Civil Federal Court Bars Ohio Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
06/29/06 06-403 Criminal Trust Promoters Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
06/23/06 06-392 Civil Federal Court Bars Florida Man from Promoting Frivolous “861” Argument
06/23/06 06-391 Civil Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Bar Texas Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
06/23/06 06-386 Criminal Seven Florida Men Charged with Conspiring to Support al Qaeda, Attack Targets in the United States
06/20/06 06-381 Criminal Former GSA Chief Of Staff David Safavian Convicted Of Obstruction, Making False Statements
06/19/06 06-378 Criminal Massachusetts Man and Woman Plead Guilty to Participating In One of New England’s Largest Counterfeit Goods Conspiracies
06/13/06 06-367 Civil Court Bars Southern California Men from Promoting Tax Scheme and Acting as Income-Tax Preparers
06/08/06 06-360 Criminal Nevada Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Tax and Investment Fraud Scheme
06/07/06 06-352 Civil Justice Department Sues Arizona Tax Preparer
06/02/06 06-345 Civil Federal Court Halts Tax Evasion Scheme
06/02/06 06-344 Civil Federal Court Bars Internet Tax-Fraud Scheme
05/22/06 06-316 Criminal Seven National Century Financial Enterprises Executives Indicted In $3 Billion Securities Fraud Scheme
05/17/06 06-298 Criminal Money Laundering Indictment Unsealed Against Major Internet Gambling Site Operators, Alleges $250 Million In Online Wagers
05/11/06 06-281 Criminal Former HBO Executive Admits Making False Statements and Violating Probation
05/03/06 06-272 Civil Court Bars Mississippi Man from Participating in Tax Return Preparation Business
04/25/06 06-243 Civil Court Orders Michigan Man to Halt Tax-Fraud Scheme and Stop Preparing Tax Returns for Others
04/19/06 06-227 Civil Federal Court Bars Down-Payment Assistance Organization from Making False Tax Benefit Claims
04/18/06 06-226 Civil Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Louisiana Tax Preparer
04/18/06 06-225 Criminal Florida Tax Return Preparer Arrested on Tax Fraud Charges
04/18/06 06-224 Civil Federal Court Bars California Man from Promoting Tax Scam and Preparing Tax Returns for Others
04/13/06 06-219 Civil United States Sues Nine in Nationwide Crackdown on Tax-Refund Scam
04/12/06 06-215 Civil Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Bar Jackson Hewitt Franchise from Preparing Improper Tax Returns for Native Americans
04/11/06 06-213 Civil Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Bar California Accountant from Asserting So-Called Mariner's Tax Deduction
04/11/06 06-212 Civil & Criminal Justice Department and IRS Highlight Tax Enforcement Efforts
04/10/06 06-211 Civil Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Missouri Tax Preparer
04/07/06 06-208 Criminal Contractor Pleads Guilty to Paying Gratuities to Former U.S. Army Director Of Contracting
04/04/06 06-204 Civil Court Bars Two Florida Men from Selling Alleged Offshore Tax-Fraud Scheme
03/31/06 06-197 Criminal Former Lobbyist Tony Rudy Pleads Guilty to Corruption and Fraud Conspiracy
03/28/06 06-180 Criminal Former Georgia Chemical Company Manager Charged with Participating in Fraud Schemes and Filing False Tax Returns
03/27/06 06-176 Civil Federal Court Orders New Hampshire Tax-Return Preparer to Give Customer Information to IRS
03/24/06 06-169 Civil Federal Court Bars Florida Man from Promoting Disabled-Access Telephone Tax Scam
03/22/06 06-161 Civil Justice Department Files Lawsuits to Stop North Carolina Businesses from Preparing Income Tax Returns
03/20/06 06-156 Civil Justice Department Sues to Bar Alleged Tax-Fraud Scheme
03/20/06 06-155 Civil Justice Department Sues to Block Idaho Man from Marketing Alleged Tax Scams
03/16/06 06-149 Civil Federal Court Bars Promotion of Internet Tax-Fraud Scheme
03/16/06 06-146 Civil Court Shuts Down Southern California Return Preparation Firm
03/15/06 06-139 Civil Kansas Federal Court Bars Father and Daughter from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
03/10/06 06-132 Civil Federal Court Bars Second Minnesota Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
03/09/06 06-130 Civil Court Bars Arizona Couple from Selling Tax Scam
03/08/06 06-128 Civil Federal Court Bars Minnesota Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
03/06/06 06-122 Civil Justice Department Sues to Block Alleged Sham-Trust Tax Scam Said to have Cost Treasury an Estimated $31 Million
03/06/06 06-118 Civil United States Seeks to Stop Three Michigan Individuals from Preparing Income Tax Returns for Others
03/02/06 06-114 Criminal National Operator of Sexually Oriented Business Sentenced on Federal Obscenity and Tax Charges
03/02/06 06-112 Civil Justice Department Asks Nashville Federal Court to Bar Mother and Son from Preparing Tax Returns
03/02/06 06-111 Civil Federal Judge Shuts Down Second Tax Preparer Who Targeted Bosnian Immigrants in Bogus Tax-Refund Scheme
03/01/06 06-104 Civil Court Bars Ohio Man From Preparing Returns for Others
02/24/06 06-098 Criminal Professional Tax Resister Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Tax Fraud
02/22/06 06-095 Civil Federal Court Bars Georgia Man from Promoting Tax-Fraud Scheme
02/21/06 06-092 Criminal Two Trust Promoters Convicted of Tax Crimes
02/21/06 06-091 Civil Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Bar Minnesota Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
02/16/06 06-084 Civil Michigan Man Sentenced for Preparing Tax Returns in Violation of Court Order
02/14/06 06-077 Civil Justice Department Sues to Bar Father and Daughter from Preparing Tax Returns
02/07/06 06-064 Civil Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Bar Minnesota Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
02/02/06 06-059 Civil Justice Department Sues to Bar Michigan Man’s Alleged Tax-Fraud Schemes
01/24/06 06-017 Criminal Institute of Global Prosperity Co-Founder Apprehended and Arrested for Tax Evasion
01/18/06 06-022 Criminal Colorado Tax Fraud Promoter Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison
01/18/06 06-021 Civil

Rockford Man Permanently Barred from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
01/11/06 06-012 Civil Federal Court Bars Tax-Refund Fraud and Misappropriation by Two Florida Tax-Return Preparers
01/05/06 06-005 Criminal Four New York Archdiocese Purchasing Representatives Indicted on Fraud, Tax and Obstruction of Justice Charges
01/03/06 06-002 Criminal Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Pleads Guilty to Charges Involving Corruption, Fraud Conspiracy, and Tax Evasion

 

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