Three taxi operators charged for insurance fraud

JERSEY CITY, NJ – On Wednesday, September 8, 2021, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Insurance Fraud Unit arrested three operators of multiple taxi businesses in Jersey City in connection with an insurance…

Federal Inmate Sentenced For Conspiring With Brother In Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A federal prison inmate was sentenced today to an additional six years and three months in prison for conspiring with his brother to defraud the IRS as part…

Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to Prison for Social Security Fraud and Failing to File Tax Returns

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to six months in prison followed by two years of supervised release on his conviction of theft of…

Tyler County man admits to tax violation

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Roger Lee Stevens, of Middlebourne, West Virginia, is facing tax fraud charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Stevens, 63, pleaded guilty to one count of “Corrupt…

Former Monahans Businessman Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay over $1 Million in Payroll Taxes

ALPINE – A former Monahans businessman pleaded guilty today to 12 counts of failure to pay withholding taxes. According to court documents, George Wayne Johnson, 73, of Lawrenceburg, TN, was the owner…

Disbarred lawyer found guilty of multiple felonies for stealing client settlement money and cheating on federal income taxes following HSI investigation

LOS ANGELES – A disbarred personal-injury lawyer was found guilty by a federal jury today of 22 felonies for stealing the majority of a multimillion-dollar settlement that should have been paid to…

Tax preparer convicted for tax fraud…again

HOUSTON – A woman has entered a guilty plea to falsely preparing tax returns following a prior order not to engage in that business, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Marcia…

Moderate Dems To Tank Budget Unless It Includes Tax Cut That Would Mostly Benefit The Rich

Andrew Trunsky on September 7, 2021 Some moderate Democrats are hinging their support for their party’s $3.5 trillion budget on reinstating state and local tax deductions, setting up another contentious fight as…

Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Stealing From His Clients And Filing False Tax Returns

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CARLOS DE LA TORRE pled guilty before United States District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald to one count…

Former Prince George’s County Police Lieutenant Facing Federal Indictment for Tax Evasion and Obstruction of Justice

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Edward Scott Finn, age 47, of Dunkirk, Maryland, for the federal charges of tax evasion and obstruction of justice. Finn…

Former Payroll Manager of Stratford Home Healthcare Company Charged with Federal Tax Offense

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that a grand…

Jacksonville man sentenced to 33 months in prison for defrauding a religious organization and filing false income tax returns

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Charles Jon David (58, Jacksonville) to 33 months in federal prison for wire fraud and tax fraud. The court also ordered…

Nigerian hacker and a repeat offender sentenced to federal prison for unemployment fraud and tax fraud scheme

ATLANTA – Bamidele Muraina, a Nigerian national who hacked into tax preparation firms and filed fraudulent unemployment benefit claims and tax returns using stolen personally identifiable information, and Gabriel Kalembo, a previously…

Woman sentenced for tax fraud on behalf of herself and many others

HOUSTON – A Texas tax preparer has been ordered to federal prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer…

Ft. Thomas Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion

COVINGTON, Ky. — A Fort Thomas, Ky., man, Kevin R. Welsch, 48, was sentenced on Thursday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, to 33 months, after previously pleading guilty to…

Democrat Colorado Governor proposes eliminating state income tax

Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said he favors eliminating his state’s income tax during a conservative conference on Friday. Taxes act as penalties and taxing income discourages people from trying to earn…

Bozeman business owner admits evading taxes

MISSOULA – A Bozeman business owner today admitted tax evasion charges after an investigation determined he under reported his income for two years to avoid paying at least $41,000 in taxes, Acting…

Disbarred Lawyer Found Guilty of Multiple Felonies for Stealing Client Settlement Money and Cheating on Federal Income Taxes

LOS ANGELES – A disbarred personal-injury lawyer was found guilty by a federal jury today of 22 felonies for stealing the majority of a multimillion-dollar settlement that should have been paid…

Las Vegas Tax Preparer Sentenced For Filing False Tax Returns

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Las Vegas tax preparer was sentenced today to two years in prison for filing fraudulent tax returns for her clients over approximately five years, causing a total…

Sedalia Man Sentenced for Tax Evasion

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Sedalia, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for tax evasion. Duane Dixon, 59, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to three years…

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