Granby Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Tax Evasion Offenses Stemming from Embezzlement Scheme

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge…

Salem Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for COVID-19 and Tax Fraud Schemes

BOSTON – A Salem man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with orchestrating two fraud schemes involving COVID-19 relief funds and tax returns submitted using stolen identities. Roosevelt…

Mercer County Accounting Professor Charged with Tax Evasion and Filing False Tax Returns

TRENTON, N.J. – A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for tax evasion and filing false tax returns, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Gordian A. Ndubizu, 67, of Princeton…

Sarasota Woman Pleads Guilty To Aiding In Filing Of False Tax Returns

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Monica Clyburn has pleaded guilty to three counts of aiding in the filing of false tax returns. Clyburn faces a maximum…

Delaware Woman Charged With Tax Fraud

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Nari T. Lam, age 29, of Wilmington, Delaware, was charged in a criminal Information on May 10,…

‘Hidden Tax’: Inflation Runs Rampant After Biden Skirts Blame On Rising Costs

‘Hidden Tax’: Inflation Runs Rampant After Biden Skirts Blame On Rising Costs Thomas Catenacci on May 11, 2022 Inflation eased in April, but still surged 8.3% year-over-year, a pace far above historic…

Former San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Tax Charges in Multimillion-Dollar Investment Swindle

LOS ANGELES – A former San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies for deceiving victims into investing at least $5.6 million with him, then using their money…

Imperial, PA Daycare Operator Pleads Guilty to Failing to Account for and Pay Over Taxes

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Imperial, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of failing to account for and pay over payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, United…

Math Professor Convicted Of Hiding China Ties To Get Taxpayer Funding

Math Professor Convicted Of Hiding China Ties To Get Taxpayer Funding Philip Lenczycki on May 6, 2022 A federal grand jury found a professor at a public university guilty on espionage charges…

Florida Tax Preparer Convicted of Fraud and Identity Theft for Filing False Tax Returns

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Guy Menard Charles, 51, of Naples, FL, was convicted after trial of 23 counts of fraud and identity theft for filing false…

Owner of St. Paul Staffing Agency Sentenced to Prison for $1 Million Tax Fraud

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Woodbury woman was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,019,572.12 in restitution to the IRS for filing false federal income tax returns, announced…

Brentwood Woman Sentenced To 81 Months In Prison For Serial Tax Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft

OAKLAND – Jehoaddan Wilson was sentenced in federal court today to 81 months for filing false tax claims, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in a tax fraud scheme that caused losses…

Doctor Admits to Filing False Tax Returns

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Ehab Kodsi, age 56, of Watervliet, New York, pled guilty today to filing a false tax return and admitted to deliberately underreporting his income from 2015 to 2018.…

Nearly 158,000 Pennsylvania Residents Eligible for Restitution from Turbo Tax

From the Desk of Attorney General Josh Shapiro HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that his office has secured a settlement with Intuit Inc., makers of TurboTax. The settlement is…

Harrisburg Man Charged With Failing To Pay Over $700,000 Employment Taxes

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Sam Duong, age 48, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information with failing to…

Virginia Beach Woman Pleads Guilty to $2.7M Tax Fraud

NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach woman pleaded guilty yesterday to failing to pay over to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) payroll taxes that were deducted from her employees’ paychecks. According to…

Tax service owner admits to failing to pay federal withholdings

HOUSTON – A CEO has pleaded guilty to failing to truthfully account for and to pay over withholdings of federal income and FICA taxes from the wages of his employees to the…

Hartsville Man who Attempted Drive-Thru Bank Robbery by Taxicab Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison

Florence, South Carolina — Angel Luis Masdeu, 59, of Hartsville, has been sentenced to 6 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted bank robbery. Evidence presented to the court showed…

Former FEMA Employee Pleads Guilty to Aiding in the Preparation of False Tax Returns

Greenbelt, Maryland – Shanta Johnson, age 44, of Germantown, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney…

Former Brooklyn Resident Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Tax Return and Covid-Relief Fraud Schemes

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Patrick Poux pleaded guilty to filing false applications for hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 emergency relief loans in 2020 under the Paycheck Protection…

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