Current News October 2020 October 27, 2020 Former Columbus resident guilty of filing false claims with the IRS for income tax refunds NXIVM leader sentenced to 120 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking offenses North Carolina couple indicted for failing to pay employment taxes and failure to file tax returns Bloods gang members sentenced to life in prison for racketeering conspiracy involving murder and other crimes R.I. man admits to fraudulently seeking $4.7 million in COVID-19 stimulus loans Camp Hill man indicted for evading tax payment of $2.7 million Businessmen indicted in multi-million dollar scheme to avoid federal employment taxes Two charged with conspiring with state contractor in multi-million dollar unemployment fraud scheme October 26, 2020 San Diego drug and money laundering cell leader sentenced to 17 years Federal inmate sentenced to 15 more months for conspiring to distribute K2 controlled substances October 23, 2020 Fourteen people charged with scheming to defraud banks and individuals with counterfeit CARES Act stimulus checks Dade City man charged with COVID relief fraud New Jersey man indicted for promoting tax fraud scheme Former office manager for the Rapid City Rush hockey team sentenced for wire fraud and tax evasion Bullitt Co. woman sentenced to 94 months in prison for embezzlement, identity theft, and tax fraud Caneadea woman pleads guilty to preparing false tax returns October 22, 2020 Five charged in connection with COVID-relief fraud scheme Goldman Sachs charged in foreign bribery case and agrees to pay over $2.9 billion North Carolina man is sentenced to prison for conspiring to steal millions from Medicaid October 21, 2020 Wisconsin man sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for sex trafficking Former loan officer sentenced for defrauding credit union Puerto Rico CPA indicted and arrested on wire fraud charges in relation to Act 20 and Act 22 scheme Inmate at FCI-Hazelton pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy Eleven indicted in illegal marijuana trafficking investigation Barron County man charged with embezzlement from casino October 20, 2020 New York man pleads guilty to conspiring to file false returns San Antonio return preparer pleads guilty in tax fraud scheme Pennsylvania biofuel company and owners sentenced on environmental and tax crime convictions arising out of renewable fuels fraud Leesburg man arrested for $2.5 million CARES Act loan fraud Six defendants charged in scheme to defraud student loan programs Owner of Queens acupuncture business pleads guilty to aiding and assisting the preparation of a false tax return October 19, 2020 Mississippi man and Destrehan man charged with bank fraud and money laundering Three from Better Days Tax Service charged with COVID-19 relief fraud El Cajon tax preparers indicted for filing hundreds of false tax returns Peruvian citizen pleads guilty to role in transnational drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy October 16, 2020 Rapper who bragged about unemployment benefits scam in music video arrested for allegedly bilking COVID-19 jobless relief program Meth dealer sentenced to 32 months in federal prison Ocean Springs woman sentenced to three years in federal prison for knowingly filing false tax return Former Aurora business owner sentenced for $30 million fraud schemes Eight individuals convicted of conspiring to launder $44 million in drug proceeds to Mexico through local cell phone store fronts Leader of $1.9 million fraudulent tax return scheme sentenced to 72 months in prison October 15, 2020 Michigan man pleads guilty to conspiring to defraud the IRS and to steal crash reports from the Detroit Police Department Two individuals and two companies sentenced in scheme to fraudulently sell dietary supplements Fugitive charged with leading multimillion-dollar fraud scheme, falsifying evidence, and tax crimes Guilty plea in online vehicle scheme Rocklin business owners charged with laundering over $1 million in drug money Rocky Mount return preparer pleads guilty to multi-year tax fraud scheme Private equity CEO enters into non-prosecution agreement on international tax fraud scheme CEO of multi-billion-dollar software company indicted for decades-long tax evasion and wire fraud schemes October 14, 2020 Four arrested, more than $1.2 million seized in federal, state investigation into CARES Act unemployment benefits fraud in Rhode Island Arkansas businessman pleads guilty to income tax evasion October 13, 2020 Convicted fraudster pleads guilty to new fraud scheme, plea agreement includes stipulated 10-year sentence October 9, 2020 Turner man sentenced to six years in prison for cultivating marijuana and other offenses Texas man charged in $24 million COVID-relief fraud Menifee woman arrested on identity theft charges involving over $500,000 in fraudulently obtained COVID-19 unemployment relief Colorado tax evader sentenced to prison for fleeing to avoid previously imposed prison sentence Owner of food service firm operating in government buildings throughout the D.C. area sentenced to prison for payroll tax fraud Queens pharmacy operator charged with obstruction of justice for sending powder cocaine to DEA investigator’s home October 8, 2020 Dippin Donuts owners and adult son indicted for $1 million tax evasion scheme New York donut shop operators indicted for tax evasion Champaign County woman indicted for alleged embezzlement of more than $600,000 from former employer; filing false tax returns Prolific dark web dealer of carfentanil and fentanyl sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison Illinois man sentenced to 57 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin October 7, 2020 Man who sold Midland and Odessa shooter AR-15 used in massacre pleads guilty to unlicensed firearms dealing Former Bay Springs city administrator pleads guilty to federal criminal charges related to embezzlement of city funds CEO of financial firm pleads guilty to running multimillion dollar securities and tax fraud scheme, and operating an unlicensed money services business Two Massachusetts men indicted for tax scheme targeting immigrant community Las Vegas man sentenced to prison for fraudulent tax return scheme Owner of North Carolina temporary staffing firms sentenced to prison for employment tax fraud Operator of underground, international financial institution pleads guilty to operating unlicensed money transmitting business Twenty-three indicted in large-scale heroin ring Bergen county postal employee arrested for bank fraud and mail theft October 6, 2020 Owner of McKeesport Asian grocery pleads guilty to food stamp fraud and money laundering conspiracy Florida recording artist and Pennsylvania man charged in $24 million COVID-relief fraud scheme Jersey/Swiss financial services firm admits to conspiring with U.S. taxpayers to hide assets and income in offshore accounts Connecticut man pleads guilty to Ponzi and tax fraud scheme Two former New Jersey public education employees sentenced in connection with health care fraud conspiracy targeting state health benefits programs October 5, 2020 Owner of Montana construction company pleads guilty to employment tax fraud Sunnyvale man pleads guilty to tax crimes California parent sentenced for using fraud and bribery in college admissions case Former Bay Area real estate agent sentenced for mortgage fraud Former investment advisor sentenced to 17 years in prison in multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme that victimized professional hockey players and Long Island investors Illinois man sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin Chicago-area man charged with conducting illegal sports gambling business Montgomery County man sentenced to three years for nearly $3 million embezzlement scheme against Lancaster company Buhl man sentenced to over 10 years for distributing methamphetamine John McAfee indicted for tax evasion Dominican national sentenced for drug conspiracy October 2, 2020 18 Pennsylvania prison inmates and accomplices charged with fraudulently obtaining pandemic unemployment assistance funds Former Scranton mayor sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment on public corruption charges Operation Wasted Daze: 49 charged in $18 million pill mill scheme Owner of medical laboratory sentenced to prison for filing false tax returns Former Billings coal mining official sentenced to prison for $20 million wire fraud scheme, false kidnapping Tazewell man to serve 36 months in prison for his role in money laundering conspiracy Broderick Walker pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering October 1, 2020 Former Key Worldwide employee pleads guilty in college admissions case Towing company owner charged with tax fraud and evading cash transaction reporting Pharmacy owner and pharmacist charged in a scheme to bill insurance for medications not dispensed Peabody construction company owner indicted for failing to pay more than $1 million in payroll taxes Suburban business owner sentenced to a year in federal prison in connection with public corruption investigation in Markham Frankfort woman sentenced to 60 months for money laundering and filing false tax return Cleveland business owner sentenced to 15 months for bribing city demolition employee September 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for September 2020 August 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for August 2020 July 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for July 2020 June 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for June 2020 May 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for May 2020 April 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for April 2020 March 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for March 2020 February 2020 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 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for January 2020 2019 News December 2019 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for December 2019 October 2019 October 16, 2019 South Korean national and hundreds of others charged worldwide in the takedown of the largest darknet child pornography website, which was funded by bitcoin August 2019 August 20, 2019 Former bank executive found guilty in $15 million construction loan fraud scheme National Press Release Archives 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 2016 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 Local Press Release Archives Special-Agents-in-Charge of several IRS-Criminal Investigation field offices also publish local press releases. You will find links to these local press releases below. Fiscal Year 2017 First Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2017
