Sept. 30, 2024 South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office charges an attorney, former SBA employee, tax preparer, and others with COVID-19 fraud schemes Fifteen gang members and their associates sentenced for drug and gun crimes Wethersfield man pleads guilty to fentanyl and oxycodone distribution charge stemming from overdose investigation Morgantown construction company owner indicted for harboring individuals unlawfully in the United States Sept. 27, 2024 Former Connecticut resident sentenced to prison for tax fraud Convicted corporate raider, his longtime accountant, and vaping company charged in indictment alleging conspiracy and fraud Sept. 26, 2024 Owner of New Jersey construction business admits failure to collect and pay over taxes KC tax preparer sentenced for wire fraud, false tax returns San Francisco software engineering manager convicted of tax evasion Behavioral healthcare company executive pleads guilty to healthcare fraud Owner of online luxury baby boutique sentenced to 90 months for defrauding COVID-19 relief programs New Jersey business owner admits wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud Pennsylvania man sentenced to 78 months in prison for $4.8 million CARES Act loan fraud scheme Former commercial airline pilot sentenced to over three years in prison for tax evasion North Carolina clinic owner is sentenced to 52 months in prison for defrauding Medicaid Rio Grande Valley tax preparers sent to prison for $3M tax fraud scheme Leader of $4M international telemarketing scheme convicted Sept. 25, 2024 Railroad owner sentenced to prison for failure to pay employment taxes Macon mother and son sentenced for roles in decade-long business theft Mexican national gets 6 years in prison for leading $25 million tax fraud scheme Oregon woman sentenced to federal prison for multimillion-dollar drug treatment fraud scheme Sept. 24, 2024 Independence man sentenced for fentanyl trafficking, illegal firearm Owners of Florida labor-staffing companies make initial appearance on tax and immigration fraud and money laundering charges Hogansburg man sentenced for international money laundering conspiracy Sept. 23, 2024 Allport man sentenced to 17 years in prison for role directing large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization Fayette County business owner pleads guilty to filing false tax return Former Colorado Springs man convicted of defrauding $500k of taxpayer funded COVID-19 relief money Sept. 20, 2024 Florida tax preparer sentenced to federal prison for preparing false tax returns Jury finds local restaurant owner found guilty of tax crimes Sept. 19, 2024 Former farm foreman sentenced to federal prison for extorting H-2A agricultural workers and tax fraud Indictment charges two in $230 million cryptocurrency scam Inmate and others indicted for committing more than $550 million in tax fraud Sept. 18, 2024 California man sentenced to 10 years for drug conspiracy Former assistant district attorney indicted on bribery, money laundering conspiracy, and other felony charges Boston man pleads guilty to fraudulently obtaining COVID relief funds California restaurant owner convicted of tax and COVID-19 fraud schemes Suburban Chicago tax professional admits stealing more than $1.1 million in client funds Sept. 17, 2024 Doctor pleads guilty to conspiracy to illegally using a Drug Enforcement Administration registration number issued to another Denver man found guilty of operating illegal gambling parlor Delaware man pleads guilty to heroin trafficking Businessman sentenced in tax scheme, ordered to pay $38.9 million in restitution Woman admits to submitting false disaster relief applications resulting in $620,000 loss Sept. 16, 2024 Pittsburgh resident pleads guilty to bankruptcy, mail fraud charges related to East Carson Street property destroyed by fire Cincinnati man sentenced to 10 years in prison for fentanyl crime, money laundering Sept. 13, 2024 Rancho Cucamonga man and woman found guilty of federal criminal charges in connection with “birth tourism” scheme Hollywood Hills man who operated Orange County drug treatment facilities found guilty of paying nearly $2.9 million in kickbacks Two members of Kennedy Street Crew sentenced for fentanyl trafficking, money laundering Former luxury homebuilder sentenced for defrauding the United States U.S. Attorney's Office and IRS announce sentencing of Albuquerque man for tax evasion scheme Massachusetts business owner indicted for over $18 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud California addiction treatment facility operator convicted of paying nearly $2.9 million in illegal kickbacks Second Canadian resident pleads guilty to massive COVID-19 benefit fraud scheme Sept. 12, 2024 Ohio man sentenced for tax fraud conspiracy related to illegal gambling businesses Ohio man sentenced for tax evasion, money laundering and operating an illegal gambling business Providence resident admits to role in schemes to defraud unemployment benefit programs, property title company Lee’s Summit neurologist pleads guilty to false tax returns Former Massachusetts state senator convicted of COVID and tax fraud Sept. 11, 2024 Agawam tax preparer sentenced to prison for filing false tax returns Two men sentenced to years in prison for a conspiracy to defraud a professional athlete New York man arrested for bank fraud and identity theft in connection with stolen $810,000 tax refund check San Francisco resident sentenced to one year in prison for stealing over $340,000 in funds intended for low-income families Dorchester businessman pleads guilty to million-dollar payroll tax fraud scheme Bookkeeper agrees to plead guilty to tax evasion and disability benefits fraud Two men charged with trafficking firearms from U.S. to Dominica Sept. 10, 2024 Behavioral healthcare company executive charged with healthcare fraud India and New Jersey based jeweler admits multimillion-dollar international trade fraud scheme and unlicensed money transmitting Missouri man sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for fraud and tax offenses Former Rutherfordton ABC store manager pleads guilty to wire fraud and money laundering for embezzling more than $374,000 Arizona man and co-defendants facing federal charges for roles in $178 million COVID-19 fraud conspiracy Sept. 9, 2024 Owner of three north shore restaurants pleads guilty to tax fraud schemes Eighteen individuals indicted on federal bank fraud and money laundering charges Newport News woman pleads guilty to laundering money taken from a pandemic relief loan program Sept. 6, 2024 Leader of sophisticated stolen identity tax refund scheme sentenced Family members who conspired to defraud U.S. sentenced in San Antonio South Carolina man convicted of tax evasion, false statements, illegal gun possession in multimillion dollar business scheme Nevada man convicted of $11.2 million COVID-19 fraud Wynn Las Vegas forfeits $130 million for illegally conspiring with unlicensed money transmitting businesses Sept. 5, 2024 Seattle woman pleads guilty to feeding our future jury bribery scheme Pennsylvania business owner sentenced to prison for tax evasion Arizona man sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for role in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy Owner of Orange County staffing companies pleads guilty to tax crimes, admits to cheating IRS out of nearly $60 million Home health care company operators sentenced to prison in $5.5 million kickback scheme and tax evasion Palm Springs man pleads guilty to $2.1 million tax refund scheme and to fraudulently obtaining nearly $1 million in COVID-19 loans IRS-CI urges taxpayers to play by the rules when it comes to sports betting Sept. 4, 2024 Mexican national admits laundering $1.5 million on behalf of cartel Brooklyn man pleads guilty to bank fraud and identity theft Boston woman pleads guilty to fraudulently obtaining COVID relief funds Milford man who used telegram app to traffic drugs sentenced to 3 years in federal prison Concord businessman pleads guilty to tax offense Sept. 3, 2024 New Orleans woman sentenced for cares act fraud, false statements to the IRS, and theft of government funds Former high-ranking New York state government employee charged with acting as an undisclosed agent of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party Sacramento woman indicted for fraudulent investment scheme