June 30, 2021 Six indicted in marijuana trafficking conspiracy Former owner of Florida produce business pleads guilty to tax evasion Onondaga Reservation resident pleads guilty to drug and money laundering charges Waterbury man sentenced to 87 months in prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring State contractor pleads guilty in $3 million unemployment fraud scheme Jury convicts three defendants of stealing jewelry and cash from vault business and money laundering Twelve people charged in two indictments following investigation of drug trafficking ring June 29, 2021 Santa Barbara man who allegedly ran $12 million Ponzi scheme indicted on federal fraud and money laundering charges Former branch manager charged with bank fraud Local adoption agency bookkeeper pleads guilty in scheme to defraud employer and family Used car dealer sentenced to 60 months in prison for odometer tampering scheme Man sentenced for drug conspiracy case Killeen couple admit to multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving mass transportation benefit program at Fort Hood Sixty defendants charged in nationwide takedown of Sinaloa Cartel methamphetamine network Owner of Downtown Pittsburgh tax preparation business indicted on fraud charges Downtown Pittsburgh tax preparer charged with preparing false income tax returns Four L.A. County residents found guilty of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars from COVID relief programs Former U.S. Congressional candidate indicted for federal election campaign act violations and false statements North Bay accountant charged with bank fraud and embezzlement in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Cavallo Point Lodge and Redwood Credit Union June 28, 2021 Nine face federal drug and firearms charges Associate of former Fall River mayor sentenced for extorting marijuana vendors and making false statements Two men indicted on tax fraud and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business Louisville man pleads guilty to tax evasion June 25, 2021 Las Vegas business owner pleads guilty in fraudulent income tax return scheme Owner of Great Falls plumbing businesses sentenced to prison for employment tax fraud Haunted house owner pleads guilty to tax crime June 24, 2021 Dock owner pleads guilty to failing to pay over to the IRS employment taxes Owner of Chicago area restaurant franchises sentenced to more than a year in prison for underreporting $2.5 million in taxes Dawara brothers sentenced to nine years imprisonment for arson and tax fraud conspiracy stemming from February 2018 Old City fire June 23, 2021 New Jersey resident sentenced to 24 months in prison for wire fraud conspiracy Former KUMC employee sentenced to prison for embezzling $556,000 Owner of Monmouth County business admits tax evasion Rochester pawn shop owner pleads guilty to selling more than a million dollars worth of stolen goods Former Mexican governor sent to US prison for money laundering CEO of South Florida armored transport company charged in multimillion dollar dirty gold money laundering conspiracy June 22, 2021 Clarksville business owner indicted on tax fraud Essex County man sentenced to eight years in prison for role in $23 million identity fraud and money laundering scheme Union County man sentenced to 30 months in prison for $1.6 million tax evasion scheme June 21, 2021 Valley tax preparer pleads guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns Lee County woman pleads guilty to nearly $700,000 unemployment fraud scheme Las Vegas tax preparer sentenced for preparing false tax returns, causing nearly $3 million in tax loss Pittsfield man sentenced for marijuana and tax offenses June 17, 2021 Kailua man receives over 24 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering Texas man admits defrauding business opportunity buyers of more than $5 million Oregon man pleads guilty after pocketing millions in COVID relief funds Passaic County man charged in tax evasion and kickback scheme Former western New Yorker pleads guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion Judge sentences unregistered St. Louis taxpayer for tax fraud June 16, 2021 New Castle man sentenced on drug and money laundering charges Columbia County business owner charged with tax crimes Local construction company owner pleads guilty in tax evasion scheme Former Rochester Housing Authority employee pleads guilty to defrauding Rochester Housing Charities Essex County man pleads guilty to conspiring to steal mail and commit bank fraud June 15, 2021 Kentuckiana physician and nurse practitioner found guilty of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering San Antonio man pleads guilty to role in multi-million dollar bribery and government contract fraud scheme Chinese national pleads guilty to $20 million COVID-19 pandemic loan fraud scheme Lewiston man sentenced to six years in prison for conspiring to cultivate and distribute marijuana Tenth and final Virgin Islands defendant involved in complex tax fraud scheme convicted by St. Croix jury in federal court Five defendants charged in conspiracy to launder illicit drug proceeds Former construction executive sentenced to 46 months in prison for tax evasion and bribery scheme June 14, 2021 China resident indicted for laundering millions of fraud proceeds through big island properties Owner of construction company sentenced for tax and workers' compensation insurance fraud Escondido businessman sentenced for tax evasion scheme with former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Florida man guilty in transnational money laundering operation involving elder fraud Buffalo man and Oklahoma woman charged for their roles in a nearly $1,000,000 COVID-19 relief fraud scheme Metropolis tax preparer sentenced to prison for preparing false returns June 11, 2021 Two charged as co-conspirators for nearly $1 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme and money laundering Hawaii couple indicted in tax fraud scheme Russell Co. woman sentenced in $499,000 unemployment fraud scheme Rock Springs CPA sentenced in case of preparing a false income tax return Chester County man charged with tax evasion for second time June 10, 2021 HSI Sells arrests 12, dismantles human smuggling network Butler County couple sentenced to prison on fraud and tax charges Five individuals, including current and former JetBlue employees, charged with COVID-19 related fraud Five arrested for allegedly laundering nearly $1 million from business email compromise fraud Louisiana business owner sentenced for filing false income tax returns Ocean View woman charged with wire fraud and tax evasion Thirty-six defendants sentenced for their roles in international Thai sex trafficking organization Fifteen alleged gang members and associates charged with drug trafficking, money laundering and counterfeiting offenses Former international UAW president Gary Jones sentenced to prison for embezzling union funds June 9, 2021 Federal indictment charges 19 in alleged conspiracy to traffic pound quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico into Inland Empire Georgia CPA indicted for promoting syndicated conservation easement tax scheme involving fraudulent charitable deductions Westford man pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy and national firearms act violation New Hampshire roofing contractor pleads guilty to filing a false tax return Old Forge Borough Council president charged with bribery Michigan man admits defrauding business opportunity buyers of more than $5 million Thirteenth Reagor Dykes employee sentenced Burlington County man sentenced to 65 months in prison for defrauding investors of over $1.5 million June 8, 2021 Three Russian men, one U.S. citizen indicted for $11 million tax fraud conspiracy North Carolina return preparer sentenced to prison for tax fraud scheme Harrisburg restaurateur charged with fraud and money laundering offenses in connection with misuse of pandemic-related loans Nun who ran catholic school in Torrance will plead guilty to federal charges after embezzling $835,000 to finance gambling habit Australian national pleads guilty to multimillion-dollar text-messaging consumer fraud scheme June 7, 2021 Lewis Center man pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud scheme & laundering more than $2.4M related to online romance scams San Diego dentist sentenced for tax evasion scheme with former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Georgia man sentenced to 57 months in prison for tax fraud New Haven man charged with distributing heroin and fentanyl New York plumbing contractor sentenced to 20 months in prison for employment tax fraud Former Scranton police officer charged with federal bribery violation Queens acupuncture clinic owner charged with tax crimes June 4, 2021 Six men sentenced for meth and money laundering conspiracy Owner of Carlisle area trucking business charged with COVID relief fraud Federal Grand Jury returns charges against two individuals for COVID-19 fraud Peruvian citizen sentenced to 87 months for role in transnational drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy Mapleton, North Dakota man sentenced to federal prison for preparation of false tax returns Former Maryland tax preparer sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for a tax fraud conspiracy Former IRS employee in Fresno pleads guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent tax returns June 3, 2021 Ocean County asphalt company owner sentenced to prison on employment tax charges Pewaukee man sentenced for his role in directing COVID-19 relief fraud scheme Owners of underground, international financial institutions sentenced for operating unlicensed money transmitting business Cincinnati nightclub owner pleads guilty to illegally possessing firearms, underreporting taxes Father and son owners of Orange County car dealership convicted of multiple fraud offenses Office manager pleads guilty to embezzling more than $1 million from his former employer Oncologist sentenced to 20 years in prison in pill mill conspiracy Tyngsborough police officer indicted for bank fraud and national firearms act violations Former accountant for Hillandale Farms Co. indicted in $6.8m embezzlement scheme Bergen County postal employee admits stealing checks from mail Delaware man sentenced to over seven years for defrauding Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Lenovo, and APC out of more than $3.5 million in computer hardware June 2, 2021 Former city of Cleveland Demolition Bureau chief sentenced to 21 months for bribery and extortion Man sentenced for his role in directing COVID-19 relief fraud scheme William Kelly pleads guilty to fraud charges related to the Jay Peak EB-5 AnC Vermont Project in Northeast Vermont Worcester investment advisor charged with fraud Texas man pleads guilty to receiving kick back payments in exchange for referrals to OK Compounding Eight members of armed drug trafficking organization charged by federal indictment Owner of Jacksonville tax preparation business sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud Nigerian national arrested for scheme to conduct cyber intrusions to steal payroll deposits 6 defendants charged with laundering millions of dollars in proceeds derived from romance scams Charlotte woman pleads guilty to wire fraud for falsely obtaining coronavirus relief loan June 1, 2021 Thirty-two members and associates of Norteños charged in methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl trafficking with CJNG drug cartel