Feb. 29, 2024
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Korean national sentenced for “bust out” bank fraud scheme in Sacramento area and elsewhere
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Worcester tax preparer sentenced to prison for false tax returns scheme
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Florida man pleads guilty to kickback scheme to defraud Williams Sonoma
Feb. 28, 2024
- Jefferson County man pleads guilty to federal crimes related to $4.9 million investment fraud scheme
- Fraudulent tax return preparer sentenced to prison term
- Massachusetts businessman sentenced to prison for million-dollar payroll tax fraud scheme
Feb. 27, 2024
- New Jersey man sentenced for COVID-19 fraud
- India- and New Jersey-based jeweler charged with multimillion-dollar international trade fraud scheme and unlicensed money transmitting
- Leader of real estate investment firm admits role in 658 million dollar Ponzi scheme and multimillion-dollar tax evasion conspiracy
- Hackensack tax preparer admits tax evasion, assisting in preparation of 50 false tax returns, and filing false declarations on quarterly tax returns for business
- After jury is seated, tax preparer pleads guilty in 2.6 million dollar fraud
Feb. 26, 2024
- Canyon Lake tax preparer sentenced for submitting false tax returns
- Florida tax preparer sentenced for false return conspiracy
Feb. 23, 2024
- Alleged mastermind of $5 million unemployment fraud scheme extradited from Romania
- Mississippi tax preparers sentenced to prison in false tax return conspiracy
- Operation Fraud Street Mafia results announced: nine arrested for drug trafficking and committing more than $550 million in attempted tax fraud
- Armed carjacking added to a 55-count superseding indictment charging members of the violent KDY drug crew
- Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips gang member admits racketeering and firearms charges
Feb. 22, 2024
- Nelson County man sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison for bank fraud and money laundering
- Eleven defendants indicted for 220,000 dollar COVID fraud conspiracy
- West Virginia doctor charged with tax fraud, obstructing justice
- Three former local 98 employees sentenced for illegal use of union assets
- Holland woman sentenced to prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering
- Rochester man pleads guilty in connection with COVID-19 fraud, identify theft, and possession of child sexual abuse material
- Queens man indicted for stealing more than 1.1 million dollars in COVID-19 loan fraud scheme
Feb. 21, 2024
- Owner of Cuyahoga Falls tax prep business sentenced for filing a false tax return
- Middlesex County man sentenced to 33 months in prison for role in COVID-19 fraud schemes totaling over $2.1 million
- Cary businessman pleads guilty to evading more than $1 million in taxes
- Former North Dakota tax preparer pleads guilty to preparing false returns for clients
- Cincinnati woman pleads guilty to laundering more than $8 million for online romance scammers
Feb. 20, 2024
Feb. 16, 2024
- Peoria man pleads guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud and money laundering
- Denver jury convicts former corporate CFO and wife of wire fraud
- Professional money launderer sentenced to 40 months in prison for transmitting $42 million
- Former Illinois state senator, gubernatorial candidate Sam McCann pleads guilty to fraudulent use of campaign funds, money laundering, tax evasion
- Two individuals convicted for $11m COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
Feb. 15, 2024
- Encino tax prep company owner pleads guilty to helping client file a false tax return and admits causing tax loss of more than $400,000
- Lexington lab agrees to $10.4 million in civil judgments to resolve false claims act allegations; owner and lab officer sentenced to prison
- New Braunfels business owner sentenced to federal prison for tax evasion
- Two sent to prison for stealing nearly $3m in IRS refunds
- Louisville man sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm and money laundering
- Bristol man sentenced to prison for fraud and tax offenses
- Five individuals sentenced to federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering in the Fox Valley
- Husband and wife plead guilty to $5 million unemployment fraud scheme
- Former New York business owner sentenced to prison for tax fraud
Feb. 14, 2024
- Seventeen charged in scheme to smuggle fentanyl and other drugs hidden inside fire extinguishers across U.S.-Mexico border
- Former bookkeeper sentenced to federal prison for embezzlement and fraud
- Former owner of Seaford drug rehab center pleads guilty to false statements on tax return
- “Ghost” tax preparer is sentenced to prison
- “Logistics coordinator” sent to prison for drug trafficking
- Philipsburg man pleads guilty to methamphetamine charge
- Heath Street Gang members and associates charged in federal sweep
- Federal Law Enforcement seizes $70k vehicle to be applied to former CEO's $74 million restitution order
- Plymouth man pleads guilty to submitting multiple fraudulent claims for pandemic relief
- Mother and son tax preparers sentenced to prison for tax fraud
Feb. 13, 2024
- Five charged in Treasury check washing and PPP loan fraud schemes
- Owners and operators of illicit marijuana business sentenced to federal prison for violations of federal and state law
- Columbus man sentenced to prison for laundering romance fraud proceeds
- DeSoto County residents arrested for payroll protection fraud
- Ian Freeman ordered to pay more than $3.5 million in restitution to victims and to forfeit proceeds of his bitcoin money laundering scheme
- Chicago consultant convicted of federal tax offenses
- Los Angeles man sentenced to prison for dark web drug conspiracy and firearms crimes
Feb. 12, 2024
- Wheeling developer admits to wire and tax fraud
- Former chief of staff to Speaker of the Illinois House sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for lying under oath to grand jury
- Suburban Chicago accountant guilty of evading $3.4 million in federal and state income taxes
- IRS crime-fighting boss announces retirement
Feb. 9, 2024
- California man sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for COVID jobless benefits scam and for stealing title to dozens of cars
- Former Palm Beach County resident sentenced to three years in prison for not filing tax returns and naturalization fraud
- RICO conspirators sentenced to prison for cyber intrusion, tax fraud
- New York man sentenced for failing to pay federal payroll taxes
- Ohio man pleads guilty to multiple federal charges, including a Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act violation, for threatening a reproductive health services clinic
- Former Wenatchee man pleads guilty to Covid-19 fraud involving more than $117,000 in pandemic relief funding
- Johnstown man sentenced to seven years in prison for cocaine and crack-cocaine violations
- Michigan man who orchestrated international computer fraud scheme and online drug distribution scheme pleads guilty
- UHD pioneers program pairing IRS Criminal Investigation mentors with students
- Testing laboratory co-owner admits $3.8 million in fraudulent billing
- Vancouver real estate developer sentenced to federal prison for fraudulently obtaining Covid-relief funds, laundering proceeds
Feb. 8, 2024
- Huron man charged with over 2.5 million dollars in COVID-19 relief fraud
- Former president of the Lerner Group pleads guilty to defrauding his clients
- Ten defendants arrested on federal indictments related to a multi-million dollar fraud scheme
- Utah man charged in 2.8 million dollar wire fraud scheme
Feb. 7, 2024
- Virginia man sentenced to 5 years probation and ordered to pay over 1.5 million dollars in restitution for defrauding the United States
- Federal grand jury indicts 19 individuals for roles in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19 relief funds
- Lead of 7 defendants in multistate narcotics, money laundering conspiracies case sentenced to 16 years in prison
- Fall River commercial fisherman pleads guilty to tax evasion
- Pharmacy owner and administrator admit roles in multimillion-dollar health care fraud and kickback scheme
- Gang member sentenced to 12 years in prison for racketeering charge
- Texas man charged with filing tax returns that falsely reported his cryptocurrency gains
Feb. 6, 2024
- Tax preparer sentenced for including false information on federal tax returns
- Federal jury convicts former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
- Milwaukee business owner convicted of tax and bankruptcy offenses
- Father and daughter convicted of financial fraud related to pandemic relief funds, public housing
- Three individuals sentenced for 3.5 million dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
Feb. 5, 2024
- Texas man sentenced to 41 months in prison for tax evasion
- CEO of beverage company marketed for women indicted for alleged securities fraud that took in more than 13.5 million dollars from investors
- Former Overland Park business owner pleads guilty to 800,000 dollar COVID fraud
- Former Brooklyn tax preparer pleads guilty in false return scheme
- Federal charges announced against 10 additional defendants in Feeding Our Future Fraud scheme
Feb. 2, 2024
- Maryland tax preparer sentenced to more than two years in prison for filing false tax returns
- Salt Lake trucking group owners found guilty in a financial fraud conspiracy that cost FedEx ground $108m
- San Diego restaurant owner charged with tax fraud and COVID relief fraud
- Representative John Rogers charged with additional offenses in fraud case involving the Jefferson County Community Service Fund
- Georgia man sentenced to five years in federal prison for tax fraud and operation of bogus credit repair businesses
- Scottsdale man sentenced to 8 years in prison for investment fraud
- Three men charged with running hawala scheme responsible for illicitly moving more than $65 million between the United States and the Middle East
Feb. 1, 2024
- Federal tax team in Texas puts financial criminals in prison
- Former U.S. Border Patrol agent pleads guilty to attempting to distribute methamphetamine and receiving bribes
- Sedalia business owner pleads guilty to failing to pay employment taxes
- Union County man sentenced to five years in prison for operating multimillion-dollar unlicensed check cashing scheme
- Rocklin business owners plead guilty to conspiracy to evade over 1 million dollars in taxes
- Insurance agent sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for defrauding elderly investors and tax evasion
- Foreign national charged for international money laundering conspiracy and role in operation of unlicensed digital currency exchange BTC-e
- Former chairman of 1 Global sentenced to five years in prison for running 250 million dollar securities fraud scheme