Current News June 2022 June 29, 2022 Eleven Indianapolis methamphetamine and fentanyl traffickers sentenced to federal prison Mexican national and tax fraud fugitive arrested after six years; 2016 indictment alleged millions of dollars in bogus refunds June 28, 2022 American ex-pat sentenced to 8 years for Panamanian wire fraud conspiracy DC Solar owner sentenced to over 11 years in prison for billion dollar Ponzi scheme Former stockbroker pleads guilty to 3.2 million dollar investment fraud, cheating on taxes, defrauding elderly victim Former Warren County businessman admits fraudulently obtaining 1.8 million dollars in COVID-19 loans Two parents in college admissions case sentenced Colorado man sentenced for impeding the Internal Revenue Service Michigan man sentenced for defrauding business opportunity buyers of more than 5 million dollars June 27, 2022 Former Portland attorney pleads guilty to embezzling client funds Pittsburgh man sentenced to 31 years for violating federal drug and gun laws June 24, 2022 Ohio man indicted for gambling and tax offenses El Paso man pleads guilty to over $600K tax fraud scheme Colorado man found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States and attempts to interfere with administration of Internal Revenue laws More than two years imposed on Modesto woman who conspired with incarcerated son to submit 121 fraudulent stimulus check applications Jury convicts Jefferson City tax preparer of filing false tax returns Coachella Valley man sentenced to 15 months in prison for role in scheme in which doctors took bribes for spinal surgery referrals Spa owner pleads guilty to payroll tax crimes June 23, 2022 Sixteen Kansas City metro area residents indicted for drug trafficking conspiracy Owner of suburban Chicago manufacturing company guilty of 4.3 million dollars in payroll tax offenses Worcester man sentenced to over seven years in prison on multiple charges stemming from cocaine trafficking operation Hendersonville man is sentenced to prison for selling thousands of illegal devices that defeat required vehicle emissions control systems Home health care provider is sentenced for stealing more than 1 million dollars from two elderly clients Nurse sentenced to two years in prison for filing false tax returns June 22, 2022 Feds charge 19 defendants with pandemic fraud of over 24 million dollars Kenyon bookkeeper sentenced to more than 9 years in prison for 881,000 dollar employer embezzlement and tax fraud scheme Owner of Corona-based construction company pleads guilty to criminal tax charge for deliberately underreporting income Former Prince George's County Police Department lieutenant pleads guilty to federal tax evasion charge for failing to report more than 1.3 million dollars in income from his security business Baltimore defense attorney sentenced to 57 month in federal prison for money laundering conspiracy June 21, 2022 Cherry Hill financial planner admits tax evasion Linwood man admits to conspiring to evade payroll tax, personal and corporate taxes Four men convicted of federal financial crimes involving money laun dering, structuring, wire fraud, and bank fraud Tax Centers of America franchisee sentenced to 18 months in prison for preparing false tax returns Refuse company co-owner sentenced to prison for filing false income tax returns that underreported business income June 17, 2021 St. Louis woman admits 291,000 dollar pandemic loan fraud Associate of former Fall River mayor sentenced for extorting marijuana vendor and making false statements Lake County woman convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy in connection with 2.94 billion dollar tax fraud Marketing agency owner sentenced to 12 months for kickback scheme Owner of tech services company sentenced to more than three years in prison for 13 million dollar COVID relief fraud scheme Federal jury convicts Louisville attorney of tax evasion June 16, 2022 Thirty-nine defendants indicted in $4.7 million meth, heroin conspiracy St. Paul man sentenced to prison for 841,000 dollar COVID relief scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program Twin Cities house-flipper pleads guilty to 3 million dollar investor fraud scheme Vallejo woman sentenced to over 3 years in prison for wire fraud and identity theft Michael Avenatti pleads guilty to federal fraud and tax charges that allege he stole millions of dollars from clients Owner and operator of telemedicine and telemarketing companies sentenced to 14 years for 20 million dollar fraud scheme and 4 million dollar tax evasion Kentucky psychiatrist sentenced for health care fraud related to referrals for drug testing at Greensburg lab June 15, 2022 Owner/manager of Key West labor staffing companies convicted of immigration fraud, money laundering and tax crimes Owner of Lumberton tax preparation business arrested for tax fraud Atlantic County tax preparer sentenced to one year and one day in prison for tax fraud Camden County woman admits stealing 2.67 million dollars in rent checks from work, failing to pay taxes Bucks County construction business owner sentenced to 2 and a half years for 1.3 million dollar tax fraud scheme Kingman man sentenced to prison for tax evasion June 14, 2022 Latin music company executives arrested on federal complaint alleging violations of U.S. sanctions related to drug traffickers Jury convicts two of conspiring to distribute drugs June 13, 2022 Office manager sentenced for embezzling over 775,000 dollars from employer IRS selects new deputy chief for Criminal Investigation division IRS-CI delivers training on financial investigative techniques to Palauan officials Clearfield man pleads guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine June 10, 2022 Spammers plead guilty, company forfeits $4.9 million Activity in the United States Attorney's Office Fresno business owner indicted for additional tax and Social Security fraud charges Senior FARC Commander extradited from Colombia to face charges of operating a violent narcotics distribution organization June 9, 2022 Massachusetts contractor sentenced for 1.8 million dollar payroll tax scheme Mississippi tax preparer pleads guilty to helping clients file false tax returns Westwood man arrested on indictment alleging scheme Detroit tax preparer pleads guilty in false return scheme East Helena man sentenced to prison for bank fraud in Covid-19 relief scheme Las Vegas tax preparer pleads guilty to identity theft and money laundering crimes Two Burlington County women charged in 175 million dollar check-cashing scheme June 8, 2022 Las Vegas man sentenced to prison for committing COVID relief fraud while on pretrial release Little Valley man going to prison for his role in a nearly 1,000,000 dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme June 7, 2022 Orlando man sentenced to four years for laundering funds from lottery fraud scheme Canadian man going to prison for his role in scheme that defrauded elderly victims out of 2,600,000 dollars New York and Florida resident sentenced to 51 months in prison for 6.8 million dollar Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme SSNDOB Marketplace, a series of websites that listed more than 20 million Social Security numbers for sale, seized and dismantled in international operation Reality TV stars convicted of fraud and tax evasion Detroit area tax preparer indicted for falsifying his own returns and obstructing the IRS Detroit area software developer indicted for employment tax crimes June 6, 2022 Woodland woman sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine Nightclub magnate sentenced to 16 years for drug crimes June 3, 2022 Utah dentist sentenced to five years in prison for tax evasion and obstructing the IRS Three Kenosha area men enter guilty pleas for conspiring to commit tax fraud South Shore landscaper pleads guilty to underreporting $1.5 million in taxable income Main Line accountant convicted at trial of tax evasion June 2, 2022 Orange County man agrees to plead guilty to federal charges for obtaining more than $5 million in COVID loans for sham companies Los Angeles man sentenced to federal prison for bank fraud and identity theft scheme Tampa Bay medical biller sentenced for healthcare fraud, aggravated identity theft, and tax offenses Bergen County woman sentenced to 21 months in prison for embezzling money from guided tour company and subscribing to false tax returns Mason man pleads guilty to tax crime and retirement plan fraud Niagara Falls woman who allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from investment firm clients indicted on fraud and identity theft charges Orange County man agrees to plead guilty to federal charges for obtaining more than five million dollars in COVID loans for sham companies Former Muscogee County deputy clerk of court sentenced to 145 months imprisonment in historic multimillion dollar fraud case June 1, 2022 Florida woman pleads guilty to participating in nationwide tax 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