Current News October 2021 October 25, 2021 Former Georgetown head tennis coach pleads guilty in college admissions case Manhattan man pleads guilty to $6.9 million scheme to defraud loan program intended to help small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic Chief financial officer for Oklahoma business found guilty of employment tax fraud Charlotte tax preparer is sentenced to more than five years for $3 million tax fraud October 22, 2021 Online pastor and former real estate agent among those sentenced to prison for bank fraud in ongoing identity fraud prosecution October 21, 2021 Coolidge real estate investor convicted of wire fraud and money laundering South Florida tax preparer sentenced to federal prison term for filing fraudulent tax returns, costing IRS almost $3 million Former CFO of Boston Grand Prix pleads guilty to fraud and tax schemes Honolulu bookkeeper indicted for $1.2 million fraud and money laundering St. Johnsbury businessman charged with tax evasion and identity theft offenses North Carolina tax preparer sentenced for false returns Gansevoort woman sentenced on tax fraud charges Former bank manager pleads guilty to tax scheme targeting immigrant community October 20, 2021 Hogansburg man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute marijuana and money laundering Owner of construction and building inspection businesses and two employees charged with tax fraud U.S. Attorney announces indictment charging former president and bookkeeper of moving company with multimillion-dollar payroll tax fraud scheme, and related guilty pleas Two convicted for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud related to kickbacks involving compounded prescriptions and Tricare beneficiaries Bloomsburg couple plead guilty to committing over $430,000 money laundering scheme, including $300,000 in COVID-relief fraud Former IRS employee charged with tax fraud Australian national sentenced to more than nine years in prison for multimillion-dollar text-messaging consumer fraud scheme October 19, 2021 Former Mexican federal police commander pleads guilty to drug-trafficking conspiracy Two Springfield men convicted in large-scale cocaine and heroin trafficking conspiracy U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry charged with scheme to deceive federal investigators probing illegal campaign contributions in 2016 Taunton man charged with pandemic unemployment and mortgage fraud Liberian national pleads guilty to $23 million COVID-19 relief fraud Federal charges against former San Francisco PUC general manager expanded to include bank fraud conspiracy Delaware facility supervisor sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for tax evasion and interstate transportation of stolen goods New Castle man admits role in multi-state cocaine conspiracy Milton woman sentenced for role in multimillion-dollar marijuana enterprise October 18, 2021 Administrator sentenced to 46 months in prison and three years’ supervised release for converting $1.5 million from FEMA grant to his own use, filing false tax returns New Jersey man charged with tax evasion and filing false tax returns Bitcoin money transmitters and launderers plead guilty Milwaukee men charged with laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes Judge sentences Michigan man to seven years in prison for hacking UPMC HR databases and stealing employees’ personal information Elizabeth, PA woman sentenced to prison for laundering the proceeds generated by her heroin-dealing paramour CEO of major defense contractor charged with bribery October 15, 2021 Former McKinney man indicted for COVID-19 relief fraud La Crescenta man sentenced to six months in federal prison for deliberately underreporting chiropractic practice income Craig Cowles sentenced for evading over $250,000 in taxes Six individuals in Hawaii charged with conspiring to defraud the IRS and other fraud offenses Maryland couple pleads guilty to kickback scheme related to NASA contract Parker man sentenced for meth trafficking conspiracy Norwalk man sentenced to prison for tax evasion Reagor Dykes owner found guilty of lying to bank Two Montgomery tax preparers plead guilty for their roles in filing false tax returns October 14, 2021 Saratoga County woman pleads guilty to tax charges Former owner of Florida produce business sentenced to prison for tax evasion Denver tax preparer pleads guilty as filing deadline looms Rhode Island man sentenced to 33 years for his leadership role in a large-scale international fentanyl trafficking operation Three defendants indicted for $437,000 fraud scheme Romanian national sentenced in connection with ATM skimming scheme Last defendant sentenced in Gangster Disciples case October 13, 2021 Oregon marijuana exporter pleads guilty in federal court New York and Florida resident admits to $6.8 million paycheck protection program fraud scheme Two individuals sentenced for COVID-19 relief fraud Duluth souvenir and t-shirt store owner pleads guilty to tax evasion Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to federal prison Salisbury man pleads guilty to large-scale heroin distribution operation on the dark web Dominican National sentenced for illegal reentry and money laundering October 12, 2021 Owner of debt collection company pleads guilty to corruptly providing benefits to public official Founders of Crypto ICO plead guilty to tax evasion after raising $24 million from investors Former university volleyball coach involved in college admissions case enters into deferred prosecution agreement Rhode Island man who sought $4.7 million in COVID relief loans sentenced for defrauding CARES act paycheck protection program San Gabriel Valley man sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for scheming to launder drug money via ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ October 8, 2021 Federal jury convicts Hopkins man of tax evasion Grand Blanc man and Flint woman sentenced in fraudulent investment scheme Former Cleveland City Councilman sentenced to 6 years and ordered to pay $746k in restitution after conviction of federal program theft, tax violations, witness tampering and falsifying records Former senior executives convicted by jury for of participating in “side door” college admissions scheme Ventura County man pleads guilty to dark web narcotics distribution conspiracy October 7, 2021 Co-conspirator of former Norfolk sheriff pleads guilty to bribery scheme Office manager is sentenced to four years for embezzling more than $1 million from his former employer Indictment returned after investigation involving seizure of 16.4 kilograms of methamphetamine, 3.14 kilograms of pills containing fentanyl, $400,000 in cash Business owners plead guilty in two separate tax fraud cases Boise return preparer indicted for tax fraud New York accountant pleads guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States Signal Peak Energy admits violating health, safety regulations at Roundup area coal mine Reality television star Brittish “Cierrah” Williams indicted for fraud charges Pittston man sentenced to prison for failing to pay taxes First person charged for fraudulently seeking COVID relief business loans sentenced South Florida man pleads guilty to consecutive health care fraud conspiracies October 6, 2021 Waterbury man sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for distributing heroin while on supervised release Two former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies sentenced to 50 months imprisonment for their roles in kickback and bribery scheme involving contract for privatization of work release program in St. Tammany Parish Former Rogers company executive pleads guilty to role in workers’ comp billing fraud/kickback conspiracy October 5, 2021 Essex County man admits conspiring to fraudulently obtain more than $700,000 Kentucky psychiatrist pleads guilty to health care fraud related to referrals for drug testing at Greensburg, PA lab Former West Hazleton police chief sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for civil rights violation Romanian national pleads guilty to role in multi-state ATM skimming scheme Pharmacist sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for multimillion-dollar compounded medicine scam that defrauded health care plans October 4, 2021 Florida man sentenced to federal prison for filing hundreds of false tax returns October 1, 2021 Middlesex County man pleads guilty to conspiracy to defraud the IRS DEA, IRS dismantle eastern Arkansas methamphetamine and money laundering organization Founder of Russian bank pleads guilty to tax fraud September 2021 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for September 2021 August 2021 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for August 2021 July 2021 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for July 2021 June 2021 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for June 2021 May 2021 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for May 2021 April 2021 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for April 2021 March 2021 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for March 2021 February 2021 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for February 2021 January 2021 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for January 2021 2020 News December 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for December 2020 November 2020 Criminal 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Former bank executive found guilty in $15 million construction loan fraud scheme
