December 30, 2020 Justice Department seeks forfeiture of third commercial property purchased with funds misappropriated from PrivatBank in Ukraine Identity thief extradited from Dominican Republic sentenced to two and a half years in prison for using stolen information to commit tax fraud December 28, 2020 Owner of immigration business pleads guilty to defrauding USCIS and IRS December 23, 2020 Robbins sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for securities fraud and money laundering convictions IRS Criminal Investigation to release Top Five Cases of the year via Twitter December 22, 2020 Mexican national connected to New Haven drug ring sentenced to 13 years in federal prison Muskogee woman pleads guilty to drug, money laundering conspiracies Oregon man faces federal charges for COVID relief fraud Tahlequah woman pleads guilty to heroin distribution Idaho Falls man sentenced to 5 years for knowingly and fraudulently concealing assets in bankruptcy proceeding Jacksonville man sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for assisting in preparation of false tax return Securities trader sentenced to 18 months in prison for market manipulation scheme that netted more than $17 million in illicit profits December 21, 2020 Former Houston Independent School District employee sentenced in college admissions case Utah business owner charged with failing to pay taxes withheld from employees’ wages Two owners of New York pharmacies charged in $30 million COVID-19 health care fraud and money laundering scheme Former Philadelphia City Controller’s Office employee sentenced to 22 months in prison for bribery schemes Atlanta tax professionals plead guilty to promoting syndicated conservation easement tax scheme involving more than $1.2 billion in fraudulent charitable deductions Brooklyn man arrested for $1.9 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud Nevada man charged with COVID-relief fraud December 18, 2020 Fort Worth meth dealer sentenced to more than 20 years for role in money laundering conspiracy Tallahassee doctor pleads guilty to defrauding health insurance providers of $29 million and performing unnecessary invasive surgical procedures on hundreds of patients Computer programmer sentenced to prison for making false statements about his involvement in the “Silk Road” website Former Illinois attorney charged with federal tax offense Federal superseding indictment charges two Baltimore defense attorneys and private investigator for conspiracy to create false records in a federal investigation and to obstruct official proceedings December 17, 2020 Third Dallas real estate developer charged with bribing city council members Northborough man pleads guilty to aiding romance and lottery schemes targeting elderly D.C. tax return preparer sentenced to prison for preparing false tax return Munster woman charged with wire fraud relating to Chapter 13 bankruptcy 28 sentenced for "spice" manufacturing and distribution in Tucson Leader of drug trafficking organization sentenced to 295 months Manager of JD’s Circle In Bar sentenced in federal drug distribution conspiracy Greenwood man charged federally for alleged $14 million fraud scheme December 16, 2020 Three from Northwest Arkansas plead guilty to making false statements to obtain coronavirus relief funds Michigan-based wire fraud conspiracy and tax offenses charged North Carolina restaurant owner and son charged with COVID relief fraud Menifee woman pleads guilty to federal criminal charge for fraudulently obtaining over $500,000 in COVID-19 jobless relief Eleven indicted in wide-ranging conspiracy trafficking heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in multistate area Indictment alleges two Peoria businessmen embezzled funds; revenue related to Pere Marquette hotel complex development Male escort pleads guilty to tax fraud Rochester man pleads guilty for his role in pawn shop conspiracy Former employee of Colorado non-profit health care system sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for money laundering December 15, 2020 Cumberland County man admits conspiring to distribute opioids, launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds Santa Ana police officer agrees to plead guilty to bribery charge Portland tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false tax returns Lowell man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for money laundering Brockton tax preparer pleads guilty to tax fraud December 14, 2020 Sussex County man charged with fraudulently obtaining $5.6 million loan meant to help small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic Alabama man sentenced to prison for tax evasion Chief of staff to former Fall River mayor enters guilty plea Former FBI official pleads guilty to receiving bribes and falsifying tax return Emeryville man pleads guilty to selling stolen MacBooks to Folsom contact The United States reaches a settlement with the United Auto Workers union to reform the union and end corruption and fraud December 11, 2020 Charlotte woman pleads guilty to orchestrating a $1.9 million debt collection scheme Former “First Lady” of Alexandria church pleads guilty to money laundering New York man sentenced to 54 months’ imprisonment and must pay over $857,000 for defrauding the government Former Philadelphia attorney sentenced to 7 1/2 years for stealing from clients Former Massachusetts state police troopers charged with conspiracy to embezzle overtime funds and wire fraud December 10, 2020 San Antonio man whose sentence was previously commuted once again arrested on federal drug charges Three defendants arrested for over $13 million fraud scheme to obtain loans intended to help small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic Two individuals arrested for human smuggling conspiracy and defrauding U.S. government agencies Florida tire importer pleads guilty in tax conspiracy Connecticut business owner, poker player, pleads guilty to tax evasion Fashion district wholesaler and 2 men linked to company indicted in schemes to avoid tariffs, launder drug money and avoid taxes Former CFO for Richardson Enterprises, Ltd., sentenced for embezzling close to $16 million Three men charged with conspiracy to defraud victims of more than $3 million Revere man pleads guilty to money laundering and cocaine charges Waterbury man sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring December 9, 2020 Pittsburgh resident sentenced in multimillion dollar health care fraud conspiracy Greensburg physician sentenced to prison for drug distribution, health care fraud, and money laundering Greenwich resident charged with federal offenses stemming from alleged investment fraud scheme Penfield man pleads guilty to bilking investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars Businessman pleads guilty to paycheck protection program fraud Cryptocurrency founder “Bruno Block” charged with multimillion-dollar tax evasion scheme Del City woman pleads guilty to drug conspiracy Drumright man charged with mail fraud and engaging in unlawful monetary transaction December 8, 2020 Former comptroller of Catholic Diocese of Steubenville sentenced to prison for tax crimes, embezzlement December 7, 2020 Fraudsters who stole protected health information to fund spending spree plead guilty San Fernando Valley man admits to fraudulently obtaining $655,000 in COVID-19 relief PPP loans Two Central Illinois men indicted on charges of fraud related to Small Business Administration COVID-19 disaster loan program Former Harvard fencing coach and Maryland businessman indicted on bribery charges Two Virgin Islands women sentenced to federal prison resulting from their involvement in a massive stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme December 4, 2020 Lockport man convicted by federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the El Chapo Mexican drug cartel going to prison for 25 years Federal Appeals Court upholds conviction of former ocean county law firm partner on tax and loan fraud Hansen sentenced to 48 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to financial fraud scheme Chicago man sentenced to more than a year in prison for illegally structuring nearly $350,000 New Jersey attorney sentenced to 18 years in prison for money laundering as part of embezzlement scheme Former West Virginia University professor sentenced for wire fraud and tax fraud Former Illinois attorney sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion in connection with legal fees from tobacco litigation Thirteen arrested in connection with an LSD, fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering scheme occurring in the West Campus area of the University of Texas at Austin December 3, 2020 Oklahoma woman pleads guilty to drug conspiracy Muskogee woman pleads guilty to money laundering Tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false tax returns Jamaican native who was convicted of fraud but failed to appear for sentencing is going to prison Longtime fugitive tax preparer sentenced to prison for tax offenses Former Fresno IRS employee sentenced to six years in prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and tax fraud Pennsylvania marketer pleads guilty to filing false tax returns Maryland lawyer facing federal indictment in Maryland for defrauding financial institutions and other entities to obtain control over more than $12.5 million of Somali sovereign assets Jenkintown business owner charged with tax fraud Father and son sentenced on drug and money laundering crimes December 2, 2020 Syracuse-area brothers sentenced to prison for conspiracy to traffic in contraband cigarettes and money laundering December 1, 2020 Tyler County man indicted for tax violations New York City restaurateur sentenced to jail for tax evasion scheme California man sentenced to prison for trafficking cocaine and money laundering Man pleads guilty to defrauding investors in carbon credit scheme Tulsa man sentenced for his role in a transnational heroin trafficking operation Pain clinic owner sentenced to prison for tax evasion and 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