March 31, 2021 Chicago consultant charged with federal tax offenses Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire and two associates resolve federal probe into alleged violations of campaign finance laws Auto body shop owner sentenced for tax fraud Lexington man pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and filing false tax returns St. Louis tax preparer pleads guilty to tax fraud DeepDotWeb administrator pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy Philadelphia attorney charged with mail fraud and tax evasion Luzerne County restaurant owners plead guilty to failing to pay required federal payroll taxes March 30, 2021 Two men plead guilty to fraudulent scheme to evade payroll taxes and workers’ compensation requirements in construction industry Albuquerque tax preparer charged with fraudulent returns Las Vegas woman indicted on fraud and money laundering charges Dallas man pleads guilty to obstructing IRS laws Corporate officer sentenced to prison for Medicaid fraud Former Princeton resident charged in connection with multimillion-dollar schemes involving securities fraud, credit card fraud, and business e-mail compromise fraud Reign of violence and drug distribution orchestrated from Tennessee prison results in federal indictments Mexican national charged with holding American citizen hostage and drug trafficking March 26, 2021 North Chili man charged with COVID relief fraud by scheming to get paycheck protection program loans Part-time grant administrator pleads guilty to converting $57k from FEMA grant to his own use, filing false tax returns Staten Island-based international narcotics trafficker and money launderer sentenced to 48 months in prison Yutan man sentenced for false statements on tax return Lenoir City woman sentenced to five years imprisonment for elder fraud scheme Louisiana construction company owner and two employees indicted for tax fraud Mercer County roofing and siding business owner pleads guilty to tax evasion Cleveland Man sentenced to 33 months in prison for conspiring to launder drug proceeds while incarcerated in West Virginia Plant City man sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for money laundering Elkhorn City attorney indicted for bank fraud and filing false tax returns March 25, 2021 North Texas woman guilty in multimillion-dollar conspiracy involving the sale of forged prescriptions Oreland business owner admits to tax evasion Former Evansville plastics company executives sentenced for securities fraud scheme Michigan businessman charged with tax evasion among other offenses Former Mexican governor and presidential candidate convicted of money laundering Minden tax preparer indicted on tax fraud charges Phoenix man charged with fraud after seeking over $450,000 in COVID relief funds Monmouth County woman admits filing false tax returns Operation Wasted Daze: 46 convicted in $18 million pill mill scheme Coppell man pleads guilty to $24 million COVID-relief fraud scheme Federal judge hands down 30-month prison sentence to Charlotte area tax return preparer convicted of filing false income tax returns IRS Criminal Investigation pledges continued commitment to investigating COVID-19 fraud as CARES Act reaches one-year anniversary J5 countries host ‘Challenge’ aimed at FINtech companies March 24, 2021 Eight charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocaine and money laundering conspiracy Rochester man pleads guilty to failing to pay thousands of dollars owed to the IRS Two Raleigh men pled guilty to bank fraud Popular Instagram personality known as “Jay Mazini” charged with wire fraud Owner of plumbing businesses pleads guilty to employment tax fraud Pflugerville woman sentenced to federal prison for fraud and tax evasion scheme Owner of Anaheim-based company faces additional charges related to nearly $30 million in payroll taxes owed to IRS Sumrall man sentenced for tax fraud Five face federal charges for alleged nationwide elder fraud scam CEO Of NYC non-profit charged in bribery and kickbacks scheme involving publicly funded housing and social services March 23, 2021 Upshur County individuals guilty of conspiring to commit ID theft for COVID Economic Impact Payments Former Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe charged in superseding indictment Rock Springs CPA pleads guilty to assisting in preparation of false federal income tax return Brooklyn man charged in long-running international insider trading scheme Seven individuals indicted and arrested on wire fraud charges in relation to a scheme to defraud the municipality of Mayagüez Delray Beach man indicted for COVID-19 relief fraud, allegedly by using identities of elderly victims residing at senior living facilities Former Ecuadorian government official sentenced to prison for role in bribery and money laundering scheme Max Meadows man pleads guilty to filing false tax returnNorth Attleboro man admits to leading steroid distribution conspiracy March 22, 2021 Siblings plead guilty to offenses involving the sale of stolen MacBooks Six family members sentenced in short sale mortgage fraud scheme Local businessman sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution for bank fraud and tax evasion Bank teller indicted on federal fraud charges March 19, 2021 Florida return preparers charged with defrauding the IRS Fourteen defendants sentenced to 74+ years in Forest Park health care fraud Grand jury indictments for tax related charges for the District of Nebraska Former UCLA soccer coach sentenced in college admissions case Federal jury convicts former mayor of Portage, Indiana, on bribery charge Pittsfield man pleads guilty to marijuana and tax offenses Husband and wife Russian nationals plead guilty to bribery, visa fraud, tax charges, and agree to forfeit $5.9 million Towing company owner sentenced for tax fraud and evading cash transaction reporting Three men admit participation in gambling operation March 18, 2021 Russell Co. woman pleads guilty to $499,000 unemployment fraud scheme Twelve indicted for drug trafficking in San Antonio area Former Waterbury resident sentenced to prison for distributing crack Owner of software company pleads guilty to tax evasion Las Vegas tax preparer pleads guilty to preparing false tax returns, causing nearly $3 million in tax loss Lithonia man charged with defrauding the USDA's COVID relief program Sussex County man charged with $1.9 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme March 17, 2021 Tax preparer charged with COVID-19 loan fraud Middlesex County man charged with tax evasion and filing false tax returns Hialeah tax preparer charged with COVID-19 loan fraud Mountain Home couple plead guilty to charges in connection with obtaining COVID-19 relief funds Former CPA sentenced to 24 months for cheating on his income taxes Former New Mexico taxation and revenue employee indicted for wire fraud, identity theft, money laundering Owner of pharmacies in Brooklyn and Queens charged in healthcare fraud and kickback scheme March 16, 2021 Pittsburgh man indicted for threatening communications and impeding FBI investigation El Paso tax preparer indicted for underreporting income Owner of fake Georgia charitable organizations pleads guilty to tax fraud Manhattan chiropractor arrested for years-long health care fraud scheme Utah attorney charged with conspiring to launder money gained from fraud scheme Florida man sentenced to 10 years for distributing fentanyl Six charged with crimes related to virtual currency exchange business Dayton ‘investigation & security’ business owner sentenced to prison for COVID relief fraud Floridian pleads in cross-country marijuana trafficking conspiracy that distributed on western PA college campuses Slidell man charged with failure to account for and pay taxes March 15, 2021 Tech executive pleads guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in connection with PPP loans Orange Park man charged after mailing multiple machinegun conversion devices Arizona man sentenced for multimillion-dollar nationwide investment fraud scheme Owner of Chicago-area Mexican restaurant franchises pleads guilty to underreporting $2.5 million in corporate taxes Norwalk man pleads guilty to tax evasion offense Local landscaping company owner charged with tax evasionApex serial fraudster sent back to federal prison for investment scam involving impersonation of mayor, professor, and government agency March 12, 2021 Former Rohnert Park Police officers charged with conspiracy to commit extortion and related charges in marijuana seizure scheme Strongsville man accused of filing false tax returns Sky Global executive and associate indicted for providing encrypted communication devices to help international drug traffickers avoid law enforcement Four additional members of Los Angeles-based fraud ring indicted for exploiting COVID relief programs Auto transport company owner sentenced for falsifying motor carrier safety records, fraud, id theft, tax evasion March 11, 2021 Owner of Erie Fresh Meat Market pleads guilty to food stamp fraud Las Vegas woman pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana in St. Louis Eighth St. Croix woman pleads guilty in multi-defendant tax fraud scheme Repeat fraudster sentenced for COVID-19 loan fraud scheme Memphis businessman sentenced to federal prison for filing false tax return Zurich’s oldest private bank admits to helping U.S. taxpayers hide offshore accounts from IRS Richland tax return preparer sentenced to 6 months in federal prison for preparing false tax returns Unregistered St. Louis tax preparer pleads guilty to tax fraud Missoula CPA sentenced to two years in prison, fined for filing false tax returns Former president of Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market charged with stealing $7.8 million from his employer Hawthorne man sentenced to 212 years in prison for scheming to collect insurance proceeds by intentionally killing his children March 10, 2021 North Tonawanda man indicted for COVID-19 relief fraud and credit card fraud Houston drug trafficker held responsible for moving millions in proceeds New Orleans attorney pleads guilty to tax fraud charge Maryland woman sentenced for role in money laundering scheme Two Postal Service employees face federal charges of using funds from unemployment insurance scheme to buy postal money orders Allentown woman sentenced to 75 months’ imprisonment and must pay over $857,000 for defrauding the government March 9, 2021 Georgia man sentenced to prison for money laundering Sweetwater man pleads guilty to $12.3 million wire fraud scheme Former director of San Francisco's Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services and San Francisco’s Fix-It Team agrees to plead guilty to money laundering conspiracy and to cooperate with federal investigation California man convicted for role in drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies Pharmacy owner and accountant indicted in $134 million health care fraud scheme March 8, 2021 Erie woman sentenced for preparing and filing false income tax returns Laconia couple convicted of participating in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy Tickfaw tax preparer charged with filing false IRS returns Muskogee resident sentenced to 18 months for mail fraud, $560,000 restitution Arizona man pleads guilty in cocaine conspiracy Old Forge man sentenced for tax evasion March 5, 2021 Former national president of children's blanket charity sentenced for stealing more than $400,000 from the organization Eighteen charged in related methamphetamine conspiracies Camp Hill man sentenced to 12 months and one day imprisonment for tax evasion Former Maryland tax preparer pleads guilty to a federal tax fraud conspiracy South Florida escort sentenced to prison for tax fraud Manhattan U.S. Attorney files civil injunction lawsuit to shut down Bronx tax preparer and his company Bergen County man charged with tax evasion March 4, 2021 Windsor woman sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for aiding and abetting the preparation and filing of false tax returns with the IRS Fitchburg man charged with money laundering and illegal money transmission for converting cash to Bitcoin Bergen County man charged with tax evasion Utah resident pleads guilty to federal charges for $850,000 mining investment scheme Multi-drug trafficker and money launderer sentenced to 34 years in federal prison Federal gun and drug charges added to indictment accusing suburban Chicago man of attempting to support ISIS Former Bay Springs City administrator sentenced to prison for federal crimes related to embezzlement of city funds Cryptocurrency fraudster pleads guilty to securities fraud and money laundering charges in multimillion dollar investment scheme Former Executive Director of Maryland Center for Adult Training Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Tax Related Charges March 3, 2021 DEA task force and Waterbury police investigation results in drug charges against 17 individuals Judge sentences three-time convicted drug felon to 12+ years in prison Businessman indicted for not reporting foreign bank accounts and filing false documents with the IRS Former controller of local Ford dealership sentenced to 30 months Tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false income tax returns CEO sentenced to prison in $150 million health care fraud, opioid distribution, and money laundering scheme Clarksville restaurant owner pleads guilty in alien harboring and tax fraud conspiracy March 2, 2021 Two men charged in Ecuadorian bribery and money laundering scheme Owner of Tennessee drug screening lab sentenced to 36 months on federal health care fraud charge Former employee of Millbury plumbing company sentenced for marijuana, fraud and money laundering convictions Licensed pharmacist pleads guilty to making false statements to the DEA about controlled substances Jacksonville tax preparer pleads guilty to tax fraud Bergen County man admits filing 18 phony tax returns to obtain tax refunds Former federal law enforcement agent arrested for allegedly participating in bribery scheme that brought him at least $122,000 March 1, 2021 Former metro employee of trust bank pleads guilty to $2.3 million embezzlement and signing a false federal income tax return FCA US LLC pleads guilty to making illegal payments to UAW officials Additional charges brought against Clinton man and Fitchburg man Dallas tax preparer sentenced, ordered to pay $11.9 million for filing fraudulent tax returns
