Current news April 2024 April 18, 2024 Sacramento man pleads guilty to money laundering Chicago-area tax preparer indicted for false tax returns April 17, 2024 Alabama tax preparer sentenced for false tax return scheme Tax preparer admits to fraud resulting in over half a million in losses IRS revenue agent indicted for filing false tax returns Furniture company employee sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzling more than 26 million dollars from employer Houston man indicted for filing false tax returns April 16, 2024 Owner of former D.C.-area tax preparation business sentenced for tax scheme New Jersey longshoreman sentenced for tax fraud Ohio financial planner sentenced to prison for promoting an illegal charitable contribution tax shelter New Orleans tax preparer charged with tax and COVID fraud Robert Waters, Jr. and Westville Remarketing, Inc. settle alleged False Claims Act violations Virginia-based defense contractor pleads guilty to bribery conspiracy involving government contracts worth more than $100 million St. Louis tax preparer arrested, accused of preparing 41 fraudulent returns Pere Marquette Hotel developers sentenced to a combined five and half years in prison for mail fraud, money laundering and bankruptcy charges Long Island businessman sentenced to 24 months in prison for COVID-19 loan fraud Senior administrator for Dolton, Ill. And Thornton Township, Ill. charged in federal court with bankruptcy fraud Former Greensburg police chief pleads guilty to methamphetamine and cocaine conspiracy Raleigh car dealership owner pleads guilty in tax fraud scheme Two New York men admit participating in more than $25 million COVID-19 fraud, other offenses, including fentanyl distribution Owner of Medford construction company pleads guilty to tax crimes and making false statements Final defendant in large, wide ranging drug ring sentenced to nine years in prison April 15, 2024 Bronx tax preparer charged with filing tens of thousands of false tax returns causing over $100 million in fraudulent tax loss Aiken County man pleads guilty to tax evasion Florida woman arrested for filing false tax refund claims Former farm foreman pleads guilty to extorting H-2A agricultural workers and tax fraud Former president and head bookkeeper of moving company convicted of multimillion-dollar payroll tax fraud scheme Chambersburg man sentenced to 27 months in prison for preparing false tax returns New Jersey businessman sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for tax violations Liberty woman sentenced for preparing false tax return Gang member admits racketeering charge April 12, 2024 Coffee County man sentenced to federal prison for illegally obtaining COVID-19 pandemic relief funds Final defendants sentenced in $65 million TRICARE fraud Thornton man indicted for falsely filing client tax returns Former security engineer sentenced to three years in prison for hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges April 11, 2024 Post Falls woman admits to evading over $150,000 in taxes Gibsonia resident sentenced to prison and ordered to pay 2.6 million dollars in restitution for long-term tax evasion Federal grand jury indicts Bowling Green man for wire fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion Japanese-language translator charged in complaint with illegally transferring more than 16 million dollars from baseball player’s account Los Angeles woman pleads guilty to 2.2 million dollar COVID loan scheme and to falsely seeking 1.3 million dollars in pandemic tax credits Businesswoman found guilty of tax and mail fraud Massachusetts construction company owner pleads guilty to tax crimes and making a false statement Pennsylvania insurance business owner convicted of tax evasion Burnsville woman pleads guilty to wire fraud in 250 million dollar Feeding Our Future fraud scheme April 10, 2024 Missouri woman admits attempting $1.6 million pandemic loan fraud Former owner of Latitude 360 sentenced to 30 months in prison for failing to pay over payroll taxes to the IRS Highs gang member sentenced to nineteen and a half years in prison for RICO conspiracy Plymouth man arrested for Paycheck Protection Program fraud Brockton man sentenced for fraudulently obtaining more than $1.5 million in COVID relief funds Pasco man sentenced to nearly 20 years for conspiring to distribute over 100 kilograms of cocaine in the Tampa Bay area Florida attorney sentenced to 8 years in prison in fraudulent charitable contribution tax scheme Metro attorney and metro real estate broker charged in "ghost licensing" scheme to facilitate black-market marijuana operations April 8, 2024 Atlanta’s former chief financial officer pleads guilty to theft of government funds and tax obstruction Former FHP Trooper and DEA task force officer pleads guilty to conspiring to distribute narcotics, defrauding the United States, and illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition Washington County woman who embezzled over $230,000 from HOA, sentenced to 12 months of home detention Owner of Chicago-area childcare centers sentenced to four years in prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $3.3 million in state subsidies Another co-founder of medical charity in St. Joseph pleads guilty to $8 million fraud scheme Drug trafficker who participated in the delivery of thousands of fentanyl pills sentenced to federal prison April 5, 2024 Monmouth County man charged with tax evasion, endeavoring to obstruct IRS laws Kingsville business owner charged with failing to pay employment taxes Defendant sentenced to 10 years in prison for laundering drug proceeds to Mexico through local cell phone store fronts Medina and Cleveland men charged with fraudulently obtaining $4.2 million in Covid relief funds Ocean County businessman sentenced to 30 months in prison for failing to pay over $10 million in payroll taxes St. Clair County tax preparer accused of fraud and false statements on tax returns Victoria man charged with filing false tax returns seeking over $4m in refunds Erie man sentenced to more than four and a half years in prison for cocaine violations Sarasota woman pleads guilty to making a false statement in a tax return Superseding indictment charges former non-profit leader with embezzling from two additional non-profits April 4, 2024 Three men charged with trafficking counterfeit luxury watches imported from China April 3, 2024 Ohio businessowner pleads guilty to tax offense related to illegal gambling businesses York County man pleads guilty to federal drug conspiracy Head of legal and compliance for multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency pyramid scheme OneCoin sentenced to four years in prison Concord resident charged with assaulting a DEA officer with a deadly weapon and other crimes Former hospital manager sentenced to federal prison for defrauding employer, money laundering, and tax evasion Bergen County tax preparer charged in COVID-19 employment tax credit scheme Arnold man pleads guilty to cocaine charges April 2, 2024 Miami cryptocurrency exchanger sentenced to prison for running unlicensed money transmitter business Federal trial jury finds three defendants guilty in string of violent crimes, drug and gun offenses, and money laundering Johnstown man sentenced to more than three years in prison for crack cocaine violations Bozeman construction company owner admits failing to pay payroll, withholding 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