Jan. 31, 2024 Connoquenessing resident sentenced to 51 months in prison for 1.67 million dollar embezzlement and filing false tax returns Georgia precious metals dealer convicted of tax fraud Jan. 30, 2024 Gloucester County man sentenced to four years in prison for filing false tax returns Jan. 29, 2024 Three individuals charged for roles in 1.89 billion dollar cryptocurrency fraud scheme Two Ohio men convicted of gambling and tax offenses Charlotte business owner and disaster relief loan “consultant ” pleads guilty to 1.2 million dollar COVID-19 fraud scheme Owner of tax preparation business sentenced to prison for defrauding pandemic relief funding programs Information technology professional pleads guilty to selling stolen MacBooks U.S. citizen charged with federal offenses related to millions stolen from victims of online scams Georgia man admits pandemic loan fraud IRS Criminal Investigation targets tax fraudsters, urges taxpayers to protect themselves this tax season Jan. 26, 2024 Defendant pleads guilty in dark web narcotics case involving largest cryptocurrency seizure of $150 million in drug proceeds Former Los Angeles Politician José Huizar sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy and tax evasion Monterey Caterer charged with defrauding the government out of $4 million in Covid relief funds Lexington woman sentenced for wire fraud and money laundering related to COVID-19 relief Alleged drug trafficker Wilder Emilio Sanchez Farfan extradited from Colombia IRS Criminal Investigation to host educational sessions for tax professionals about employee retention credits Jan. 25, 2024 Former president of MGM Grand pleads guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act Two owners of Tony Luke’s Philadelphia cheesesteak restaurant sentenced for tax fraud Tech entrepreneur charged in offshore tax evasion scheme Former law firm partner sentenced to 10 years in prison for laundering $400 million of OneCoin fraud proceeds Jan. 24, 2024 Owner of local car dealership pleads guilty to filing false tax returns Dark web vendor sentenced to eighteen months in prison for distributing methamphetamine-pressed Adderall pills Essex County tax preparer admits $4.4 million conspiracy to defraud IRS Former professional basketball player accused of pandemic loan fraud Jan. 23, 2024 Miami cryptocurrency exchanger pleads guilty to running unlicensed money transmitter business Dallas business owner charged with tax evasion Owner of tax return preparation business sentenced to prison Federal hearings held in separate middle Georgia fraud cases Jan. 22, 2024 Former West Virginia official pleads guilty to making false statement Eleven indicted on federal drug trafficking, money laundering charges Jan. 19, 2024 Florida attorney pleads guilty in fraudulent charitable contribution tax scheme Kansas owner of construction firms sentenced to two years in prison for employment tax scheme Overland Park man sentenced for tax evasion Lowell gang member sentenced to 96 months for drug trafficking and money laundering Long Island woman sentenced for obstructing the internal revenue service, filing false tax returns and structuring cash deposits Hazleton tax preparer for preparing & filing hundreds of false tax returns Montgomery woman sentenced for COVID-19 era paycheck protection program loan fraud San Carlos resident charged with investment fraud scheme Long Beach man sentenced to life in prison for bombing Aliso Viejo Spa Five defendants arrested for 7 million dollar embezzlement scheme targeting IT services company Jan. 18, 2024 Sioux Falls man charged with preparation of false tax returns and wire fraud Two men sentenced on federal narcotics and money laundering violations Georgia owner of long-term care facilities sentenced to two years in prison for attempting to obstruct IRS Former Maryland tax preparer pleads guilty in false return scheme Jan. 17, 2024 Former law enforcement union officials sentenced to prison for defrauding union’s annuity fund Hickory, N.C. business owner pleads guilty to tax and credit card fraud IRS Criminal Investigation: BSA data is key to unlocking financial crimes Rochester man pleads guilty to submitting false claims to the IRS resulting in a refund of hundreds of thousands of dollars Insurance producer admits tax fraud scheme Former banking executive pleads guilty to evading anti-money laundering regulations Hornell restaurant owner sentenced to tax charge Connecticut tax return preparer sentenced to prison for fraud offense Warren County man indicted for defrauding investors, failing to file tax returns Winthrop man sentenced to prison for tax and mail fraud scheme Wichita man pleads guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud Jan. 16, 2024 U.S. attorney announces 30-count indictment charging garment-manufacturing executive with tax fraud scheme, masking millions in payroll Former West Virginia coal broker pleads guilty to obstructing the IRS Former CEO of Latitude 360 pleads guilty to payroll tax fraud Nevada CPA sentenced to three years in prison in false tax return scheme Jan. 12, 2024 Three individuals sentenced for roles in fraud and identity theft ring that stole over $6 million in government funds Additional defendant pleads guilty in 50-million-dollar Ponzi scheme involving off-the-road tires Toledo man found guilty of filing false tax returns Husband and wife plead guilty to wire fraud and obstruction of justice relating to defrauding an elderly victim out of her home Jan. 11, 2024 Koreatown lawyer charged with money laundering, tax evasion and obstructing probe of 2.1-million-dollar payment from Swiss oil company Former San Francisco resident sentenced to four years in prison for crimes related to “Ichioka Ventures” cryptocurrency fraud scheme Former nonprofit leaders sentenced in San Antonio for fraud Jan. 10, 2024 Mansfield man charged in fraudulent tax return scam Brighton man sentenced for tax evasion Deland man pleads guilty to tax evasion Big Lake woman pleads guilty to wire fraud in $250 million feeding our future fraud scheme Passaic County man admits embezzling funds from bookkeeping clients Jan. 9, 2024 Owner of Oregon payroll services company sentenced to more than two years in prison for employment tax scheme Two tax shelter promoters sentenced for billion-dollar SCE tax scheme; two more CPAs plead guilty Newington couple admit large tax evasion scheme IRS Criminal Investigation uses financial investigative techniques to combat human trafficking Father, son, admit trafficking cocaine to St. Louis Jan. 8, 2024 U.S. Navy sailor sentenced to 27 months in prison for transmitting sensitive U.S. Military information to Chinese intelligence Twenty-four defendants, including a Utah business owner, accused of running a drug and money laundering operation from Utah to Mexico and Honduras Father and son sentenced for laundering drug trafficking bitcoin proceeds intended for federal forfeiture Jan. 5, 2024 Las Vegas restaurant owner sentenced to over three years in prison for tax evasion Dajuan Williams and multiple others sentenced in nationwide drug and money laundering conspiracy Two Minnesota-based executives plead guilty to orchestrating multimillion dollar accounts receivable factoring scheme Convicted felon sentenced to 8+ years on federal charges South Florida man pleads guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute protonitazene from China Jan. 4, 2024 Nineteen individuals worldwide charged in transnational cybercrime investigation of the xDedic marketplace California man pleads guilty to tax fraud Nevada owner of three Mexican restaurants sentenced to prison for tax evasion Jan. 3, 2024 Stanley County man pleads guilty to filing fraudulent tax return Two more defendants sentenced to probation for wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy Jan. 2, 2024 Coventry man admits fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds Polk County woman sentenced for role in construction-related tax fraud 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