Current news March 2024 March 15, 2024 Long Island man sentenced to 10 years in prison for sprawling COVID-19 loan fraud Mississippi tax preparer sentenced to prison in false tax return conspiracy Virginia business owner pleads guilty to tax fraud for failing to pay employees’ withheld taxes Luxury jewelry company supervisor arrested for stealing, selling millions of dollars worth of precious metals Ringleader of fentanyl trafficking conspiracy sentenced to life, co-conspirators sentenced to a total of more than 100 years in federal prison Former employee convicted of defrauding his employer sentenced to five years in federal prison March 14, 2024 Nevada man sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay over 1.1 million dollars in restitution for tax fraud Brooklyn hospital dietician sentenced to nearly three years in prison for filing false tax returns and obstructing IRS Three charged for fraudulently seeking 2.9 billion dollars in COVID-19 tax credits Silk Road drug trafficker charged with laundering drug proceeds through cryptocurrency Federal grand jury indicts 6 individuals on drug and gun charges Moldovan national sentenced to federal prison for operating websites involved in the illicit sale of compromised computer credentials Former Connecticut resident pleads guilty to tax evasion March 13, 2024 Online cryptocurrency exchanger pleads guilty to operating unlicensed money transmitting business New Jersey home improvement contractor admits filing false tax returns Columbus, Ohio, resident sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for trafficking of cocaine into Western Pennsylvania Former Worth County Tax Commissioner pleads guilty to filing false tax return Orlando man sentenced to federal prison for preparing and filing false tax returns Ohio and Florida residents each sentenced to five years in prison for cocaine distribution violations IRS names Guy Ficco new Criminal Investigation chief March 12, 2024 Hopkinton couple arrested for multiple fraud schemes Cincinnati man pleads guilty to fentanyl crime, money laundering Jury finds Russian-Swedish operator of ‘Bitcoin Fog’ guilty of running the darknet cryptocurrency mixer Honduran national sentenced to 9 years for massive immigration fraud scheme Former Jacksonville Jaguars employee sentenced to more than six years for embezzling in excess of $22 million Two Charlotte businessmen convicted at trial of failing to account for and pay over trust fund taxes IRS Criminal Investigation warns US taxpayers about money mule networks March 11, 2024 Representative John Rogers agrees to plead guilty in fraud case involving the Jefferson County Community Service Fund Suburban Chicago businessman sentenced to two years in prison for evading $3.7 million in income taxes March 8, 2024 Leader of the Rodriguez drug trafficking organization sentenced to 10 years for drug conspiracy and money laundering Westerville man sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for $1.8M fraud schemes Investigation leads to conviction of human smuggling organization leader involved in alien smuggling and money laundering March 7, 2024 Former Navy civilian employee and former executive indicted in bribery scheme involving over 100 million dollars in government contracts Former chief of staff to Senator Dean Tran sentenced for tax fraud Man charged for 10 million dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme March 6, 2024 Connecticut dentist sentenced to prison for tax evasion Sedalia dentist sentenced for 617,000 dollar tax evasion Former local non-profit VP sentenced to 3 years in prison for wire fraud, identity theft March 5, 2024 District woman sentenced in scheme that stole from non-profit affordable housing complex she ran Owner of home health care company sentenced to two months in prison for tax offense March 4, 2024 Michigan business owner sentenced to three years in prison for money laundering and obstructing the IRS Fremont business owner sentenced in scheme to use foreign bank accounts to avoid 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