Dracut Construction Business Owner Sentenced for Tax Fraud

BOSTON – The owner of a commercial and residential construction business in Dracut was sentenced yesterday for an income diversion and payroll tax scheme resulting in a tax loss that exceeded $1…

Swampscott Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Scheme Targeting Greater Boston Congolese Community

BOSTON – A Swampscott man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by falsely inflating taxpayer’s federal income tax refunds…

Man sent to prison for preparing false income tax returns

HOUSTON – A local man has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of preparing and filing false income tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Mario Clark pleaded guilty…

Smith County Man Guilty of Federal Income Tax Violation

TYLER, Texas – A Whitehouse, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Anthony D. Klein, 47, pleaded guilty to attempting to…

House Swiftly Passes Key Tax Benefits For Retirement Accounts. Here’s How It Works

House Swiftly Passes Key Tax Benefits For Retirement Accounts. Here’s How It Works Harry Wilmerding on March 30, 2022 The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill Monday providing massive tax benefits…

Montgomery Tax Preparer Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison and Fined $100,000.00 for Filing False Returns

Montgomery, Ala. – Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart and Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey with IRS Criminal Investigation, Atlanta Field Office, announced that a Montgomery tax…

Watch: NYC Car Burglar Uses Concrete Block to Rob Taxi Cab

NEW YORK, NY – The 9 pm Routine couldn’t stop this ambitious New York City car burglar from gaining entry and stealing items from a vehicle in Manhattan last Thursday. No amount…

Georgia Man Pleads Guilty To Submitting More Than $2.9 Billion In False Tax Claims To The IRS

Ocala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that David O. Isagba today pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of conspiring to defraud the United States…

SHIELDS: Republicans Can Win Big In 2022 With The Child Tax Credit

SHIELDS: Republicans Can Win Big In 2022 With The Child Tax Credit Mike Shields on March 29, 2022 This year, Republicans have a chance to win over suburban moms — a key…

Two Individuals Convicted at Trial of Federal Tax Fraud Scheme

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Sandra Denise Curl of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Percy Leroy Jacobs of Prince Frederick, Maryland late yesterday for conspiring to defraud the United States, helping…

Hammond Tax Preparer Charged With Filing False IRS Returns and Making False Statements to IRS and to Department of Education

NEW ORLEANS – KENISHA R. CALLAHAN, age 44, and a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was charged by bill of information on March 25, 2022, by the U.S. Attorney for filing a false…

Former Airline Executive Pleads Guilty To $2.6 Million Employment Tax Crime

LAS VEGAS – A former airline executive pleaded guilty today to failing to pay over $2.6 million in employment taxes to the IRS. William Acor (62) pleaded guilty to one count of…

Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading and Tax Evasion

Jason Peltz pleaded guilty today in federal court in Brooklyn to securities fraud and tax evasion in connection with an insider trading scheme in which Peltz executed securities transactions based on material…

With Gas Prices At Historic Highs, Biden Calls For Raising Taxes On Oil Drillers

With Gas Prices At Historic Highs, Biden Calls For Raising Taxes On Oil Drillers Thomas Catenacci on March 29, 2022 President Joe Biden’s budget proposes to scrap more than $45 billion in…

Columbia County Woman Indicted On Tax Evasion, Bank Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges

WILLIAMSPORT -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 24, 2022, Linda Tarlecki, age 60, of Aristes, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury…

Philadelphia Taxi Carjacking Caught on Camera

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Police Department is searching for an armed carjacker who held up a taxi driver in the area of Cottman Avenue and Torresdale Avenue on Wednesday. Police have…

South Georgia pastor, tax preparer admits CARES Act fraud

BRUNSWICK, GA: A South Georgia man holding himself out as a pastor, mortician, restaurateur, and tax preparer has admitted lying to receive COVID-19 small business assistance. Mack Devon Knight, 45, of Kingsland,…

Former IRS Employee Arrested for Assisting in Preparation of False Tax Returns, Identity Theft

Cincinnati – Frederick Louis, 57, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was indicted on 16 counts of aiding or assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, 4 counts of wire fraud, and 4 counts…

Wapello Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to File Income Tax Returns

DES MOINES, IA – On March 24, 2022, Bradley Earl Ewart, age 50, of Wapello, appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to two counts of failure to file federal income tax…

Nevada Man Admits Money Laundering and Tax Offenses Related to BitClub Network Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A Nevada man today admitted his role in laundering funds solicited for BitClub Network, a $722 million fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Gordon Brad Beckstead,…

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