Current News April 2021 April 22, 2021 Two Texas men and one Oregon man charged with fraud scheme to obtain over $14 million in COVID-relief loans Las Vegas Businessman pleads guilty to his role in $13 million fraud upon North Carolina Medicaid program New York City council member pleads guilty to tax fraud North Carolina man is indicted for $1.5 million COVID-relief fraud Reagor Dykes owner indicted for bank fraud U.S. Attorney announces extradition of United Kingdom citizen for his role in an international carbon credit fraud scheme Waterbury man sentenced to 29 months in federal prison for role in fentanyl and heroin trafficking ring Southern Illinois professor indicted for grant fraud Bridgeport tax return preparer indicted April 21, 2021 Leader of international cocaine trafficking organization indicted Colorado businessman indicted for employment tax fraud Lee’s Summit man sentenced to 25 years for conspiracy to distribute more than 2,000 kilos of cocaine Mathematics professor and university researcher indicted for grant fraud Morris County man admits role in health care fraud conspiracy, conspiring to obstruct justice Nebraska fugitive pleads guilty to fraud charges April 20, 2021 Fintech CEO pleads guilty to multiple fraud schemes, including $7 million COVID-19 pandemic loan fraud and securities fraud Palm Beach tax preparer indicted for tax fraud Brockton tax preparer sentenced for tax fraud Connecticut nursing home operator sentenced to prison for embezzlement and tax offenses Ocean County man admits operating an illegal lottery and filing false tax return Atlanta tax preparer charged with filing fraudulent tax returns April 19, 2021 Senior NASA employee pleads guilty to COVID-19 related loan fraud Virginia return preparer pleads guilty to evading her own taxes Three charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return Norwalk man pleads guilty to federal tax charge April 16, 2021 Dallas attorney charged in narcotics money laundering scheme Saint Paul, Virginia woman pleads guilty to unemployment scheme Caguas resident indicted for tax fraud Former credit union CEO pleads guilty to embezzling, failure to file taxes April 15, 2021 Sacramento man sentenced to seven years in prison for falsely claiming to be an attorney and defrauding couple of over $500,000 Twenty-two indicted for drug trafficking in San Antonio area Dunmore man sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment for bank fraud Tax attorney indicted for facilitating multimillion-dollar tax fraud Rochester man arrested and charged with submitting false claims to the IRS after receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars Bloomsburg couple charged with COVID relief fraud Second trash company executive charged with bribing San Francisco public regulator Manhattan construction business operator sentenced to 19 months in prison for tax fraud Tucson business owner pleads guilty to filing a false tax return April 14, 2021 Forty-Seven defendants charged in illegal gambling and drug indictments Four men arrested for smuggling and concealing $1.28 million following apprehension near Stumpy Beach on St. Thomas, V.I. Six defendants convicted and sentenced to over 75 years combined in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine Third former Maryland tax preparer pleads guilty to a federal tax fraud conspiracy Former corporate executive charged in connection with $30 million embezzlement scheme Federal grand jury charges Orange County man accused of failing to report income earned from real estate sales Kent County tax preparer indicted for preparing false returns New Hampshire man sentenced to 18 months in prison for facilitating employment tax fraud Former Weyerhaeuser employee sentenced to federal prison for multimillion-dollar fraud scheme Appleton restaurant owner indicted for violations of federal tax laws Labor contractor indicted for operating undocumented worker conspiracy and extensive tax fraud April 13, 2021 Texas tax preparer charged with filing false returns Man charged with conducting illegal sports gambling business Charleston woman pleads guilty to wire fraud and money laundering San Diego chiropractor sentenced to three years in prison for multi-million dollar workers’ compensation, Medicare, and TRICARE schemes San Diego woman pleads guilty to conspiracy to launder almost $600,000 from Department of Defense bribery scheme Wausau man sentenced to 30 months for tax evasion Mexican businessman, his wife and two others indicted in million dollar investment fraud scheme Northborough man sentenced for aiding romance and lottery schemes targeting elderly Online vendor pleads guilty to $5 million postage fraud scheme Orange County man agrees to plead guilty to tax evasion for failing to report interest from millions of dollars in foreign bank accounts April 12, 2021 New Castle woman indicted on multiple drug counts Former Nike marketing manager pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements Charleston man indicted for allegedly failing to pay employment taxes and personal income taxes Hampton Roads tax preparer sentenced for fraud Meth and cocaine distribution leader known as “Picasso” sentenced Wisconsin man pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud April 9, 2021 Two Mexican nationals and eight U.S. citizens indicted on federal drug charges South Florida man indicted for tax fraud Sioux Falls man charged with multiple fraud counts regarding pandemic relief programs Disgraced soccer team owner sentenced to additional prison time for massive federal and state tax fraud Inland Empire woman sentenced to over three years in prison for using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain over $500,000 in COVID relief Romanian national extradited to U.S. for multistate ATM skimming scheme Louisville resident sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for filing false income tax returns and committing Medicaid fraud Local landscaping company owner pleads guilty to tax evasion Eight individuals sentenced to prison for laundering $44 million in drug proceeds to Mexico through local cell phone storefronts Boston-area real estate developer charged with tax evasion April 8, 2021 Peoria businessman to serve two years in prison for filing false business tax returns Ithaca man charged with COVID-19 relief fraud CARES Act fraud investigations in Rhode Island identify twenty-three individuals targeting nearly thirty-one Kearney nail salon owner convicted by jury for filing false tax returns Wise County man pleads guilty to unemployment fraud scheme April 7, 2021 Five charged with COVID-19 relief fraud California CEO pleads guilty in employment tax scheme Nineteen indicted in drug distribution conspiracy Miami tax preparer arrested on tax fraud charges Suburban Chicago man sentenced to two and a half years in prison for illegal sports gambling and tax offenses Restaurant chain manager sentenced to 30 months in prison for employment tax fraud Former FBI employee sentenced for receiving bribes and tax fraud Former tax preparer pleads guilty to a federal tax fraud conspiracy April 6, 2021 Suburban Chicago tax preparer charged with COVID relief fraud Bristol, Virginia woman sentenced on conspiracy to defraud charges Former business administrator at Westminster Presbyterian Church sentenced on tax charges Dajuan Williams and multiple others charged in nationwide drug and money laundering conspiracy Arlington man sentenced to five years in prison for filing fraudulent tax returns Owner of Utah trucking companies pleads guilty to role in FedEx trucking bribery scheme worth $24 million and PPP loan fraud April 5, 2021 Claremont couple plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service Maryland man facing federal charge for fraudulently obtaining a $1.5 million paycheck protection program loan and attempting to obtain at least two additional fraudulent Covid-19 relief loans New Jersey man admits operating illegal bitcoin exchange Wake Forest investment advisor sentenced for wire fraud Chicago man pleads guilty to participating in illegal sports gambling business Dominican man sentenced to 75 months for participation in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy April 2, 2021 Michigan hotel manager indicted for tax fraud and obstruction Tax fugitive sentenced and fined Farson man indicted for tax fraud Romanian national pleads guilty in connection with ATM skimming scheme Davenport couple charged with $5.8 million COVID relief fraud April 1, 2021 Allentown man sentenced to 70 months’ imprisonment for filing fraudulent tax returns Federal drug task force targets Southern California ring that distributed fentanyl and other dangerous narcotics across U.S. Pekin man indicted for allegedly filing false tax returns New Orleans tax preparer sentenced to four years of probation for filing false IRS return Rochester-area man pleads guilty to fraud, money laundering and tax offenses Israeli national sentenced to 30 months in prison for bail jumping and participating in conspiracy to distribute unlicensed prescription drugs Central Indiana man faces federal fraud charges March 2021 Criminal Investigation 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