Upstate New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Settles False Claims Act Allegations Involving Inflated Paycheck Protection Program Loan

ALBANY, NEW YORK – The Rensselaerville Institute (TRI), a not-for-profit corporation located in Albany, New York, has agreed to pay the United States $86,676 in damages and civil penalties to resolve allegations…

Two Orlando Women Convicted Of Preparing Fraudulent Tax Returns For Three Years

Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Erotida Natasha Harden Ortiz guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and…

Strongsville Dentist Convicted of Attempted Tax Evasion

CLEVELAND – A federal jury today convicted Douglas Smith, 68, of Strongsville, Ohio, of four counts of attempting to evade payment of income taxes for the tax years 2004 to 2012 and…

Oklahoma City Home Health Company and Two Former Corporate Officers Agree to Pay $22.9 Million to Settle Federal False Claims Act and Kickback Allegations Arising From Improper Payments to Referring Physicians

OKLAHOMA CITY – CHC Holdings, LLC d/b/a Carter Healthcare, an Oklahoma limited liability company that provides home healthcare through subsidiaries in multiple states, including Texas and Oklahoma, as well as Stanley Carter…

Tax Fraud Lands Three Tax Preparers in Prison

MIAMI – Today, a federal district judge in Miami sentenced three tax preparers—Nixon Cyrius Cherfils, 47, Kerline Pierre, 43, and Jonas Augustin, 49, for conspiracy to file false tax returns. Cherfils, the…

Bakersfield Pain Management Doctor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

FRESNO, Calif. —Janardhan Grandhe, 65, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to tax evasion, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Grandhe was a pain management doctor in Bakersfield, California…

Lansing Real Estate Developer Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion

Scott Chappelle Concealed Income and Assets to Avoid Paying More than $1.6 Million in Taxes, While Maintaining a Lavish Lifestyle GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — Scott Chapelle, 61,…

Santa Barbara Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for $14 Million Ponzi Scheme, Tax Evasion, ID Theft and Other Felonies

LOS ANGELES – A Santa Barbara man was sentenced today to 133 months in federal prison for stealing approximately $14 million from victims who thought their investments would be used to…

Milwaukee Man convicted for scheme to obtain over $80 million in fraudulent tax refunds.

Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 5, 2022, Francis T. Burns (52) was convicted after a two-day jury trial. Burns was indicted…

Nigerian state official sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing U.S. disaster aid and taxpayer refunds

Tacoma – A 45-year-old resident of Lekki, Nigeria, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 5 years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his attempt…

Father, daughter tax preparers sentenced for income tax filing fraud

AUGUSTA, GA: A Richmond County man and his daughter have been sentenced after admitting they filed fraudulently inflated tax returns on behalf of clients. Ezra Hatcher Sr., 67, of Hephzibah, Ga., was…

Parkville Man Sentenced for $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Parkville, Mo., man who was charged in two federal cases was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a $335 million scheme to defraud federal…

Bolton Man Sentenced to 45 Months in Federal Prison for Fraud and Tax Offenses

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MARK PAGANI, 61, of Bolton, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to…

Placer County Couple Sentenced for Tax-Related Offenses

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Foresthill couple was sentenced today for tax-related offenses, and have agreed to pay over $605,000 in restitution, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Virendra (Vic) Maharaj, 55, was…

Ash Grove Woman Sentenced for $1.3 Million Theft, Tax Scheme

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An Ash Grove, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for a wire fraud scheme in which she embezzled more than $362,000 from her Springfield, Mo., employer and…

Former Utica Tax Preparer Indicted for Tax Fraud

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Dianna Nolan, age 46, formerly of Utica, New York, has been charged by indictment with two counts of filing false income tax returns and 15 counts of aiding…

Leader Of Tax Fraud And Identity Theft Scheme Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ARIEL JIMENEZ, a/k/a “Melo,” was sentenced to 12 years in prison in connection with his leading role…

Former Stockbroker Sentenced to 6½ Years in Prison for $3.2 Million Investment Fraud, Cheating on Taxes and Grandparent Scam

SANTA ANA, California – A former licensed stockbroker was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for committing several felonies, including running a securities fraud scheme in which he targeted…

Owner of Tax Preparation Business Pleads Guilty to Tax and Wire Fraud

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of tax fraud and wire fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Brian A. VanDusen, age…

Former Owner of Tax Preparation Business Found Guilty of Tax Crime

A Plano man was convicted at trial of concealing over $1 million in income from the IRS, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. After three days…

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