Current News
April 3, 2020
- Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office and IRS Criminal Investigation warn taxpayers to be alert for scams related to COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments
- Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) cautioned taxpayers today to be alert for possible scams relating to COVID-19 economic impact payments
- Western District of Pennsylvania U.S. Attorney’s Office, IRS-Criminal Investigation warn of potential fraud scams surrounding COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments
April 2, 2020
- The federal government warns of potential fraud scams surrounding COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments
- IRS Criminal Investigation and U.S. Attorney's Office warn taxpayers of COVID-19 Economic Impact Payment scams
- Warning — Potential fraud scams surrounding COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments
- Virginia Coronavirus Fraud Task Force, IRS-CI warn of potential COVID-19 scams related to Economic Impact Payments
- United States Attorney’s Office and IRS warn of possible Economic Impact Payment scams
- U.S. Attorney's Office and IRS warn the public about scammers targeting Economic Impact Payments
- U.S. Attorney's Office and IRS caution the public about scammers targeting economic relief payments
- U.S. Attorney, IRS warn of potential fraud scams surrounding COVID-19 economic impact payments
- Parent sentenced to prison in college admissions case
April 1, 2020
March 31, 2020
- IRS warns about COVID-19 economic impact payment fraud
- Texas man charged with engaging in nationwide warranty fraud scheme targeting Cisco Systems, Amazon.com, and others and stealing more than $3 million in merchandise
- Federal and state officials launch West Virginia coronavirus fraud task force
- Parent sentenced to prison in college admissions case
- IRS-Criminal Investigation warns of possible COVID-19/economic impact payment scams
- Denison, Iowa man to federal prison for meth conspiracy
March 27, 2020
- West Fargo, ND, man charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm
- Former co-owner and COO of pharmacy pleads guilty in prescription drug billing scheme
March 26, 2020
March 23, 2020
March 20, 2020
- Clinton man pleads guilty to food stamp fraud
- Texas man charged with operating elaborate, nationwide warranty fraud scheme targeting Cisco Systems
March 19, 2020
March 18, 2020
- Byram man pleads guilty to trafficking methamphetamine
- Gadsden county tax preparer sentenced for preparing false tax returns
- Jury finds local used car salesman guilty of tax crimes, structuring, making false statements
March 17, 2020
- Wellington couple sentenced to prison for conspiracy to commit theft of government property and aggravated identity theft
- Long-time fugitive arrested for participation in large-scale mortgage fraud scheme
- Federal court finds Tampa tax preparer in contempt for violating the court’s preliminary and permanent injunctions
- Hayward resident sentenced to four years for acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China
March 16, 2020
- Serial non-filer pleads guilty to tax evasion
- Jury finds Los Angeles businessman guilty in $1 billion biodiesel tax fraud scheme
- Federal court permanently bars former Liberty Tax Service owners from tax preparation business
March 13, 2020
- Pittsburgh resident pleads guilty to conspiracy, health care fraud and aggravated identity theft
- Northwest Arkansas man sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and money laundering
- Ocala man sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for leading massive drug trafficking conspiracy
- Contractor sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for paying bribes to South Suburban Mayor
- Upstate drug dealer sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after offering cellmate $10,000 to kill prosecutor and witness
- Southwestern PA family practitioner charged in 161-count superseding indictment with dispensing drugs in exchange for sex and health care fraud
- VA employee found guilty of corruption charges and defrauding VA of nearly $19 million in a year
- Pierce County tax preparer arraigned for tax fraud conspiracy involving preparation of false income tax returns
- Parent in college admissions case pleads guilty
March 12, 2020
- Hampton, Virginia, return preparer indicted for tax fraud
- Dutch national charged in takedown of obscene website selling over 2,000 "real rape" and child pornography videos, funded by cryptocurrency
- Eastern District of Tennessee investigation leads to the seizure of more than one ton of methamphetamine
March 11, 2020
- Ex-CEO of Irvine financial services firm sentenced to over 10 years in prison for stealing $3.5 million from mostly elderly investors
- South Florida business owner sentenced to 24 months in prison for not paying $10.8 million in employment tax withholdings
- New Castle man pleads guilty to cocaine-related drug charges
- Newport News tax preparer indicted for false returns
- Monmouth County business owner admits tax evasion and failing to pay employment payroll taxes
- Former Newport News airport director convicted of multiple charges
March 10, 2020
- West Hollywood man admits to modern art fraud scheme using fake works for sale, collateral for loans, and write-offs on tax returns
- Payroll tax executive sentenced for his role in a $9 million scheme
- Former Rapid City priest convicted on 65 counts in theft, wire fraud and money laundering scheme
- Former West Virginia University professor pleads guilty to fraud that enabled him to participate in the people’s Republic of China’s “thousand talents plan”
- Federal prisoner sentenced to 18 months for synthetic cannabinoid distribution scheme
- Arizona man pleads guilty to drug charge
March 9, 2020
- Mexican national who ran stash house and laundered money for group linked to Sinaloa Cartel sentenced to over 5 years in prison
- Federal judge sentences defendant in fraudulent "sweepstakes" scheme
- Alabama salesman pleads guilty to tax evasion
March 6, 2020
- East Haven man sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for role in drug trafficking ring
- Oklahoma business owner indicted for tax fraud
- Brooklyn tax preparer sentenced to prison for preparing fraudulent returns
- New York resident supplied by Waterbury drug trafficker sentenced to federal prison
- Consultant indicted for allegedly corruptly offering money to Illinois state senator
- Denver woman pleads guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion after using company money to purchase $846,441 in goods that were then sold on ebay
- Former Philadelphia attorney pleads guilty to stealing estate funds from clients
- Brooklyn man pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy
March 5, 2020
- Chappaqua businessman pleads guilty in White Plains federal court to tax evasion
- Essex County father and son sentenced to prison for roles in $3.49 million food stamps scheme
- Former International UAW President charged with embezzlement, racketeering, and tax evasion
- Founder of Russian bank charged with tax fraud
- Insurance company owner sentenced to prison for tax evasion
- More charges brought against former executive director of NEAD and former chairman of the RHA
- Riverton man indicted on charges of preparing, filing false tax returns to claim higher refunds for himself
March 4, 2020
- Nevada fraudster sentenced to more than five years in prison for role in scheme to file false tax returns using stolen identities
- Jacksonville tax return preparer indicted on federal tax fraud charges
- Another federal inmate pleads guilty to conspiring to launder drug trafficking proceeds while incarcerated
- Former Forsyth County commissioner pleads guilty to tax fraud
- Central Idaho drug conspiracy charged in federal court
March 3, 2020
- Texas man charged with defrauding Cisco Systems, the Neat Company, iRobot Corporation, Amazon.com, and others out of more than $1.9 million in merchandise
- Former Virginia tax preparer sentenced to prison for filing false returns
- Westfield woman pleads guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from health care agency
- Twin Falls man sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for drug and gun crimes
- Federal inmate pleads guilty to conspiring to launder drug trafficking proceeds
March 2, 2020
- Santa Fe Springs "shotcaller" and Mexican mafia member sentenced to life in prison for RICO offenses, including rival gangster’s murder
- Former tax preparer sentenced for tax fraud
- Lincoln business owner convicted for filing false tax return
- Pleasant Prairie man sentenced for mail fraud and filing a false tax return
- Colorado man sentenced to 83 months in prison for role in $7.2 million biodiesel tax credit scheme
- Two Chinese nationals charged with laundering over $100 million in cryptocurrency from exchange hack
February 28, 2020
- Meriden man pleads guilty to federal tax offense
- Guilty plea of U.S. accountant in panama papers investigation
- Philadelphia tax preparer convicted at trial on all counts
- Lead defendant pleads guilty in Texas-to-Ohio heroin distribution ring
February 27, 2020
- Union County man arrested for mortgage fraud and defrauding the Orange Public Library
- Queens pharmacy owner found guilty of health care fraud and money laundering charges for role in billing scheme
- Brothers charged with Old City arson indicted separately for tax fraud
- Phoenix tax preparer pleads guilty to preparing false tax return
- Apex entrepreneur pleads guilty to defrauding water remediation investors and to aggravated identity theft
- Bowling Green attorney pleads guilty to laundering over $700,000 of illegal proceeds
- Former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh sentenced to three years in federal prison for fraud, conspiracy and tax charges
- Bakersfield attorney indicted for scheme to defraud her clients
February 26, 2020
- Twenty-four people in Milwaukee charged with heroin and cocaine trafficking and firearms offenses
- Mortgage short sale negotiator sentenced for defrauding mortgage lenders
February 25, 2020
- Illegal resident sentenced for purchasing aircraft parts with drug money
- Pilot involved in marijuana trafficking ring sentenced to 30 months in federal prison
- Member of New Haven drug ring sentenced to 5 years in federal prison
- KC tax preparer sentenced for false tax return scheme
- Portland tax return preparer sentenced to prison for preparing false returns
- Pharmacy owner admits role in multimillion-dollar illegal kickback scheme and evading taxes on over $33 million of income
- California man sentenced to 12+ years in prison for cross-country cocaine distribution scheme
- Boylston man pleads guilty to filing false corporate and personal tax returns
- Parent sentenced in college admissions case; defendant paid bribes for two of her children to gain admission to college
- Jury finds Wisconsin dentist guilty of tax evasion; directed patients to pay in cash
- Former Microsoft software engineer convicted of 18 federal felonies for stealing more than $10 million in digital value such as gift cards
- Man pleads guilty to preparing and filing false tax returns and theft of government funds
- NDTX roundup: February 25
February 24, 2020
- Former university tennis coach sentenced in college admissions case
- Palm Beach county tax return preparer sentenced to prison for filing false returns and theft of government funds
February 21, 2020
- North Hollywood man sentenced to nine years in federal prison for smuggling cocaine in household products shipped to Australia
- Former DEA agent and his wife indicted for alleged roles in scheme to divert drug proceeds from undercover money laundering investigations
- Florida man charged with organic fraud scheme
- Colorado tax evader indicted for not reporting to serve five-year prison sentence
- Fort Lauderdale father and daughter sentenced to prison terms for involvement in $100 million fraudulent tax refund scheme
- New Orleans man pleads in credit card fraud conspiracy
- Philadelphia labor-leasing company owner sentenced to prison for tax fraud
- Bergen county man sentenced to six years in prison for using personal information stolen from U.S. service members to file phony tax returns
- Miami tire importers indicted for excise tax conspiracy and tax evasion
- Ludington man charged with stealing from the SS Badger ferry company
- Parent agrees to plead guilty in college admissions case
February 20, 2020
- Mississippi tax return preparer sentenced to prison for filing false tax returns
- Savannah man pleads guilty to drug trafficking and prostitution conspiracies, possessing machine gun
- Two brothers, owners of Kennedy Industrial Electronics, sentenced on conspiracy charges
- Milledgeville, Georgia tax preparer sentenced for tax fraud, ordered to repay $1 million
- Former head of airline sentenced to prison for fraud
- Dorchester man sentenced for federal narcotics and firearms charges
- Florida man sentenced for conspiracy to resell diverted pharmaceutical products and wire fraud
- Member of Eastern European organized crime syndicate sentenced to 198 months’ imprisonment for racketeering and other violent crimes
February 19, 2020
- San Gabriel Valley man agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges in $147 million mining and digital currency fraud
- Thirty indicted for drug trafficking
- 78-year-old Boise man sentenced to federal prison a second time for distributing methamphetamine
- Four charged in conspiracy to import and distribute steroids, launder proceeds
- Former senior UAW official sentenced to 28 months for taking over $1.5 million in bribes and kickbacks
- Paving company owner charged with tax fraud
- Five men arrested on cocaine and money laundering charges in coordinated takedown
- Former chief economist for the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space pleads guilty
- Ringleader of racketeering and money laundering conspiracy sentenced to 108 months in federal prison
February 18, 2020
- Bakersfield man pleads guilty to conspiring to structure funds
- Alabama man pleads guilty to tax evasion
- Former Michigan health care consultant pleads guilty to fraud and tax evasion
- Davenport man sentenced to prison for tax crimes
- Westford man pleads guilty to embezzlement and tax crimes
- Employee at mortgage company sentenced to 46 months in prison for illegally accessing computer to steal $2 million
- NDTX roundup: February 18
- Michigan business owner pleads guilty to tax evasion and conspiring to steal reports from city police department
- Manhattan U.S. Attorney announces guilty plea of U.S. taxpayer in Panama Papers investigation
- Massachusetts state representative charged with embezzling campaign funds, bank fraud and tax fraud
February 14, 2020
- Delaware County business owner sentenced to 4+ years in prison for stealing funds from clients, filing false forms with the IRS
- Aliquippa man sentenced for conspiring to distribute drugs
February 13, 2020
- Jury convicts tax preparer of fraud and tax violations
- Jury convicts San Antonio businessman Brian Alfaro on federal mail fraud charges
- Jury convicts chiropractic clinic owner of tax fraud
- Manager of Middletown Mall sentenced for bankruptcy and tax fraud
- Ohio resident charged with operating darknet-based bitcoin “mixer,” which laundered over $300 million
- “Helix” laundered bitcoin from numerous darknet markets
- Utah tax return preparers indicted for tax crimes
February 12, 2020
- Bennington man sentenced for failing to pay withholding taxes
- Milwaukee business owner sentenced for $5.4 million tax fraud conspiracy
- Former president of labor union sentenced to 2 years in prison for demanding and accepting bribes
- Ithaca man pleads guilty to filing false income tax returns
- Tax preparer sentenced to federal prison for cheating IRS out of $2.6 million
- Local non-profit CEO charged with tax fraud
- Manitou Springs man sentenced for tax evasion
- Centre County man sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for income tax evasion
February 11, 2020
- Waterbury man involved in New Haven drug ring sentenced to 5 years in federal prison
- Rhode Island businesswoman sentenced in $10m Ponzi scheme that defrauded 23 individuals
- Former Raleigh officer sentenced to 10 years in connection with multi-million dollar investment fraud schemes
- McKees Rocks felon sentenced to prison for distributing cocaine and possessing a stolen firearm
- Erie tax preparer charged with violating federal tax laws
- Springfield business owner pleads guilty to evading $300,000 in employment taxes
- Part owner of international trading business sentenced to three years in prison for tax fraud
- made false statements to IRS auditors and on tax returns
- Bridgeport tax preparer pleads guilty
- Tax return preparer sentenced to prison
- Walpole man sentenced for filing a false tax return
- Mexican drug trafficker charged with drug trafficking crime based on seizure of over 500 kilograms of methamphetamine
- Glendale-based tax preparer indicted on 29 counts of preparing false tax returns and wire fraud
- NDTX roundup: February 11
- Worcester man pleads guilty to tax evasion
February 10, 2020
- Indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court charging an associate of a Sinaloa cartel leader with drug-trafficking conspiracy and firearms crimes
- Defendant sentenced to prison for laundering funds from lottery fraud scheme targeting the elderly
- Boston auto body shop owner sentenced for tax fraud
- Jury convicts Denison, Iowa man for meth conspiracy
February 7, 2020
- Westland resident indicted in false return scheme
- Former president of National Children's Blanket charity indicted for allegedly stealing more than $400,000 from the organization
- Government food service provider pleads guilty to payroll tax fraud; did not pay more than $10 million in taxes
- Members of Anderson and Indianapolis drug trafficking organization indicted by federal grand jury
- Former CEO of PIMCO sentenced in college admissions case
- Lee’s Summit woman, brother sentenced for $1.7 million marijuana conspiracy
- Former UAW regional director and board member pleads guilty to racketeering and embezzlement conspiracy
- Judge sends former Greensburg doctor to prison for illegally distributing opioids
- Southampton man sentenced to prison for tax fraud
- Texas man pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 720 kilos of cocaine
February 6, 2020
- Federal jury convicts Chicago man of illegally structuring nearly $350,000
- Operator of New Jersey home health care agency sentenced to prison for not paying employment taxes
- New York plumbing contractor pleads guilty to employment tax fraud
- Men plead guilty to employment fraud scheme, defrauding Goodwill
- Mississippi tax return preparer indicted for filing false tax returns
- Delaware facility supervisor pleads guilty in Maryland to federal charges of tax evasion and interstate transportation of stolen goods worth more than $3.6 million
- Altoona man pleads guilty in $1 million fraud scheme and failed to pay taxes
- Rhode Island chiropractor pleads guilty to tax evasion
- U.S. Attorney’s Office in Memphis Collects $7,467,543.96 For U.S. Taxpayers and Victims in 2019
- Beaumont couple guilty of falsifying tax returns
February 5, 2020
- North suburban man pleads guilty to orchestrating $9.6 million fraud scheme
- Owners of Greensboro temporary staffing firms plead guilty to employment tax fraud; continued fraud even after prison sentence
- Hoboken-based accountant sentenced to 12 months for tax evasion
- Monroeville man admits guilt in marriage fraud scheme
- Federal inmate pleads guilty to conspiring to distribute synthetic cannabinoids
February 4, 2020
- Acupuncturist sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for defrauding Amtrak’s health care plan out of millions of dollars
- Ocala man sentenced to twenty years for conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl
- Pain clinic owner pleads guilty to tax evasion and money laundering
- Four indicted in compound cream prescription scam that cost government and union health plans over $22 million
- Sedalia man indicted for tax evasion
- Owner of DC-area tax preparation business pleads guilty to fraud
- Two South Florida residents sentenced to prison terms for stolen identity and tax refund fraud scheme
- San Antonio businessman pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy
- Utica men found guilty of drug trafficking conspiracy
- Former dental clinic owner sentenced for payroll tax fraud scheme; wife sentenced earlier for $885,000 Medicaid fraud
February 3, 2020
- HOPE clinic physician pleads guilty to drug crime
- Pawn shop owner pleads guilty to tax evasion
- Owners of underground, international financial institutions plead guilty to operating unlicensed money transmitting business
- Former Upland resident sentenced to 37 months for embezzling over $1.4 million from her employer
- Waterbury man guilty of trafficking heroin
- Pelham and Bronx-based tax preparer pleads guilty in white plains federal court to preparing and filing false income tax returns
- Former tax lawyer sentenced to five years in federal prison for evading back taxes he owed to Internal Revenue Service
- Income tax preparer pleads guilty to preparing and filing false tax returns
- Illinois man admits conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin
- Greensburg doctor charged with conspiring to receive kickbacks for prescribing fentanyl, and then causing insurers to pay for the unlawful prescriptions
January 31, 2020
- FusionPharm co-conspirators sentenced for $10+ million securities fraud and money laundering
- Felon sentenced for multiple fraud charges
- Illegal alien sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin
- Michigan man sentenced for role in a drug distribution operation in Monongalia County
- Woman pleads guilty to distributing contraband cigarettes
- Ludlow couple sentenced to 18 months in prison for six-year bid-rigging scheme
- Las Vegas tax return preparer sentenced to more than three years in prison for tax crimes
January 30, 2020
- Former Stockman Bank employee sentenced to prison for stealing from customers
- Operators of veterinary clinic charged with federal tax violations
- Senior adviser to the operator of the “Silk Road” website pleads guilty in Manhattan federal court
- Philadelphia tax preparer sentenced to two years in prison for causing tax loss of over $2 million
- U.S. Attorney announces tax charges against Poughkeepsie business owner
- Former Aurora business owner pleads guilty to multi-million-dollar fraud schemes
- Jury finds Florida man guilty of obstructing the IRS
- Tampa woman sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for tax fraud scheme
- Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering
- Former owner of oil field construction business pleads guilty to tax evasion
January 29, 2020
- Rochester contractor sentenced for filing false tax returns
- As tax filing season opens, IRS Criminal Investigation highlights tax fraud prosecutions
- Owner of Wildwood Crest Pizza restaurant admits filing false income tax returns
- Two men plead guilty for roles in transnational heroin trafficking operation
- Operators of Millbury plumbing business convicted of running large scale commercial marijuana cultivation and distribution operation
- Former union official sentenced to 30 months for identity theft and failure to file tax returns
- Kenner woman pleads guilty to failure to pay FICA taxes
- Gainesville physician and ex-wife sentenced to federal prison for health care fraud conspiracy, health care fraud, and money laundering
- Morgantown pharmacist sentenced to 10 years for drug charges
- Quebec resident pleads guilty in multi-million dollar telemarketing scheme
- Two sentenced for roles in oxycodone distribution operation
- Former Universal companies executives indicted on RICO, related charges in wide-ranging fraud and bribery schemes involving city councilman and his spouse
- All of the defendants have admitted to their roles in an oxycodone distribution operation
January 28, 2020
- Detroit man sentenced to 10 years for his involvement in an oxycodone distribution operation
- Minnesota business owner sentenced to 46 months in prison for tax evasion
- Tax preparer sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for tax fraud scheme
- Detroit man sentenced for money laundering and drug trafficking
- "Sovereign citizen" who targeted federal judges and government officials sentenced to 25 years in prison
- Former executive assistant sentenced in connection with embezzling over $3 million
- Seventh defendant sentenced in million dollar tax refund scheme
- Bergen and Burlington county, New Jersey, religious leaders sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to evade taxes on millions of dollars in income from church
January 27, 2020
- Santa Fe Springs gang member sentenced to 40 years in prison for racketeering charges, including 2016 murder of rival gangster
- Baton Rouge man sentenced to federal prison for transferring more than $4.6 million in criminal proceeds as part of an unlicensed money transmitting business
- Electrical contractor sentenced to 20 months in prison for stealing $3.3 million from employees
- Federal court permanently shuts down Georgia tax return preparers
- HOPE clinic physician pleads guilty
- Converse man sentenced to prison and ordered to pay over $3 million in restitution
- Former Philadelphia zoning board of adjustments chairman sentenced to more than one year in prison for theft, tax fraud
- Florida criminal defendant to serve additional prison time for lying on pre-sentencing financial disclosure form
- Former Rochester man charged in multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme
- West Virginian business owners sentenced to prison for failing to pay employment and individual income taxes
- Former officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection sentenced to over 2½ years in federal prison for illegal gun sales and tax evasion
January 24, 2020
- Fugitive Coachella Valley doctor extradited from Israel to face 20-year prison term imposed in cosmetic surgery scheme
- Seaford man pleads guilty to tax charge
- Three Louisiana residents charged for conspiring to file false tax returns
- Former Mexican federal police commander arrested for drug-trafficking conspiracy
- Top executives plead guilty to participating in a billion dollar Ponzi scheme—the biggest criminal fraud scheme in the history of the eastern district of California
- Washington State couple and companies sentenced for fraud and false statement in connection with renewable energy fraud scheme
- NYC restaurateur pleads guilty in Manhattan federal court to tax evasion scheme
- Former assistant director of real estate for city of Boston sentenced for accepting $50,000 in bribes
- Lowell woman pleads guilty to stealing approximately $182,000 from employer
- New Orleans women plead guilty in credit card fraud conspiracy
- Grayson County woman sentenced for wire fraud conspiracy
- San Francisco man sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation
- Florida man sentenced for conspiracy to resell diverted pharmaceuticals
January 23, 2020
- Elkins business owner sentenced for tax fraud
- New York pharmacist charged with narcotics and tax fraud offenses
- Owner of Frederick payroll processing business sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for defrauding victims of more than $1.6 million
- Chicago-area resident indicted for scheme to file false claims for tax refunds
- Smith County landscaper guilty of failing to pay payroll taxes
January 22, 2020
- California man sentenced for $447,000 scheme to cash stolen tax refund checks
- Ocean county attorney sentenced to one year and one day in prison for failing to pay over payroll taxes and making false statements on loan application
- Braking Point recovery center owner sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for health care fraud and drug crimes
- Twelve individuals indicted in methamphetamine distribution and money laundering conspiracy
- Washington woman and Nevada man sentenced to federal prison for their role in insurance fraud conspiracy
- California woman pleads guilty in college admissions case
January 21, 2020
- New Brunswick tax preparer pleads guilty to tax evasion
- Two more defendants plead guilty in multi-million dollar home health care fraud conspiracy
- Indiana man sentenced to 51 months in prison for defrauding former owners of Duluth-based trucking company
- Las Vegas tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false tax returns
January 19, 2020
- Brighton man sentenced for failure to file tax return and for fraudulently concealing facts relevant to social security disability payments
- Former Milton mayor and ex-head of United Way of Santa Rosa county sentenced to federal prison for fraud and tax evasion
January 17, 2020
- Colorado Springs man convicted of bank fraud
- Meridian man sentenced to more than five years in prison for distributing methamphetamine
- Federal judge sentences six individuals for marijuana conspiracy
- Florence resident sentenced to federal prison for committing tax fraud while operating a tax preparer business
January 16, 2020
- Bettendorf doctor sentenced to prison for failure to pay employment taxes
- Former president of Newell Rubbermaid sentenced for tax fraud related to offshore asset protection company
- Eleven people charged in federal court with heroin and fentanyl trafficking in the Milwaukee area
- Williamsville man sentenced for wire fraud — again
- Owner of D.C. area tax preparation business indicted for tax fraud
- Gulfport tax preparer sentenced to prison for preparing false returns
- Pennsylvania anesthesiologist sentenced to prison for tax fraud
- Two dentists and office manager indicted for Medicaid fraud scheme
January 15, 2020
- Home care services owner charged with failing to pay employment taxes
- Pharmacist admits role in multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme
- Federal grand jury in San Antonio indicts former Air Force employee, Ashburn, VA-based Quantadyn Corporation, and its owner for alleged bribery and government contract fraud scheme
- Jury finds Texas attorney and client guilty of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service
- Nursing home operator pleads guilty to embezzlement and tax offenses
- Tax Day 2020 Wednesday, April 15
- Four exotic sports cars seized from convicted payday lender Scott Tucker to be auctioned off in order to return additional money to victims of Tucker’s scheme
- Owner and manager of Anwar Fresh Meat Market in Erie charged with food stamp fraud
- Lawrence man sentenced to 78 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy
January 14, 2020
- Parent charged in college admissions case indicted on additional tax fraud charge
- Former New Haven tax preparer is sentenced
- IRS service center employee charged with filing hundreds of false tax returns
- Staten Island woman sentenced to 2 years in prison for defrauding police charity of over $400,000
- Certified public accountant pleads guilty to participating in federal contract bribe conspiracy and committing tax fraud
- Pittsburgh resident pleads guilty to conspiracy and health care fraud
January 13, 2020
- Holiday woman indicted on fraud and money laundering charges
- Owner of tax preparation business pleads guilty to filing false returns
- North Carolina tax preparer pleads guilty to preparing false returns
January 10, 2020
- Belgian national sentenced for scam targeting charities and law firms
- Somerset man sentenced for illegal participation in bank loan
- Lawrenceburg man pleads guilty to wire and tax fraud
- Tax preparer sent to prison for false tax returns
- Cape cod man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin and cocaine
January 9, 2020
- San Anselmo resident pleads guilty in ID theft and tax fraud scheme
- Springfield golf pro and home builder charged in superseding indictment with making false statements to a bank
- U.S. Attorney Trent Shores announces the distribution of $2 million seized in Operation Killa Gorilla to local agencies on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
- Former state senator’s accountant sentenced for tax fraud
- St. Louis resident sentenced to prison for role in a stolen identity fraud scheme that claimed $12 million in tax refunds
- Former Long Island investment advisor sentenced to 170 months in prison for multi-million dollar securities fraud and Ponzi scheme
- Former Newark police officer admits bribery and assisting in preparing false federal tax return
- Former consultant/chief operating officer of 1 Global Capital LLC charged with conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud in relation to $287 million scheme
January 8, 2020
- Burlington county man charged with wire fraud and money laundering for defrauding internet donors
- Owners of Upper Darby tax preparation service sentenced to prison for scheme to create false tax returns
- Owner of tax return preparation business sentenced to prison; stole identities and filed false returns
- Former owner of Elizabeth restaurant admits evading taxes
- Two more defendants sentenced to federal prison for their role in staged accident scheme
- Houston man sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for leading interstate marijuana trafficking conspiracy
- Former bank branch manager sentenced to 33 months for scheme to steal funds from elderly account holders
January 7, 2020
January 6, 2020
- Local man guilty of tax evasion
- New Jersey painting company owner pleads guilty to filing false tax returns
- Former Connecticut resident sentenced to prison for tax evasion scheme
January 3, 2020
- Government contractor sentenced to 18 months for fraudulently claiming to perform services as a minority business enterprise defendant also sentenced for money laundering and tax fraud
- Former UVA football player sentenced for $10 million fraud
- Middlesex county man admits conspiring to defraud United States through filing of false tax claims
- Senior manager of global internet company pleads guilty to wire fraud
January 2, 2020
2019 News
December 30, 2019
December 20, 2019
- Sonoma county CEO pleads guilty to charges stemming from $25-65 million student loan repayment services scam
- Hialeah check casher sentenced to 13 years in prison for laundering over $100 million in health care, mortgage and identity theft tax refund fraud proceeds
- Montgomery doctor convicted on drug distribution, health care fraud, and money laundering charges
- Maryland tax preparer pleads guilty to preparing false returns and aggravated identity theft
- Former non-profit organization president Lynn D. Cawthorne facing new federal charges
- Placer County woman sentenced for an investment fraud scheme that targeted investors in failed Folsom Ponzi scheme
- Former associate director arrested and charged with embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from global maritime service group
- Bethany attorney pleads guilty to federal tax charges
- Dallas healthcare exec sentenced to 66 months for Forest Park, NextHealth frauds
- Bergen county orthopedic surgeon charged with failing to pay over payroll taxes and failing to report a foreign bank account
December 19, 2019
- Owner of scrap metal business admits filing false tax returns
- KCK man pleads guilty to distributing over 450 kilos of cocaine
- Stamford man sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for surgical glove investment fraud scheme
- South Windsor couple charged with defrauding immigrant clients, USCIS
- Owner of golf management company charged with embezzlement of city funds and tax fraud
- Husband and wife sentenced to prison for attempting to bilk the IRS out of $1.3 million
- Hamden man charged with attempting to travel to fight for ISIS
- Albany attorney sentenced to 54 Months on money laundering, false tax filing convictions
- Metairie man charged with defrauding his employer and filing false tax return
- Former Greeneville man pleads guilty to embezzlement scheme
December 18, 2019
- Carmel attorney pleads guilty in federal court to tax evasion and failure to pay over payroll taxes
- Educational agency leader charged in financial conspiracy
- Omaha man sentenced for failing to file tax returns
- Rocky Mount tax preparer sentenced to three years
- Nashville woman arrested with four kilograms of fentanyl at Nashville bus station
December 17, 2019
- Ponte Vedra man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $8.9 million in restitution for fraud and money laundering
- North Carolina tax return preparer sentenced to prison for tax fraud
- Grove City man pleads guilty in federal excise tax scheme
December 16, 2019
- New Orleans man pleads guilty in credit card fraud conspiracy
- Bluefield woman guilty following three-day jury trial: Teresa Barringer convicted of failing to pay taxes, wire fraud, making false statements
- Lehigh Valley trucking company owner sentenced to 1 ½ years in prison for tax fraud scheme
- West Haven man arrested after attempting to travel to the Middle East to join and fight for ISIS
December 13, 2019
- Camden man sentencing to 45 months in prison for role in stolen identity refund fraud scheme and obstruction of justice
- Zambian national who stole U.S. taxpayer identities and refunds sentenced in Dallas to 8+ years in prison
- Former CIO sentenced to two years in prison for accepting approximately $1 million in bribes for awarding contracts
December 12, 2019
December 10, 2019
- Fort Lauderdale father and daughter convicted at trial for involvement in $100 million fraudulent tax refund scheme
- Three men arrested in $722 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme
December 5, 2019
December 4, 2019
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