North Carolina Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Returns

A Winston-Salem, North Carolina, tax preparer pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return and to filing a false personal income tax return. According to…

Cleveland City Councilman Convicted of Federal Program Theft, Tax Violations, Witness Tampering and Falsifying Records

Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal jury found Cleveland City Councilman Kenneth Johnson, 75, guilty of all 15-counts charged in an indictment related to two federal program theft…

Former Qualcomm Director Admits to Tax Evasion Scheme With Former Chabad of Poway Rabbi

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8431 and Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 29, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Jason Ellis of Poway pleaded guilty in federal…

Rochester-Area Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Fraud, Money Laundering and Tax Offenses

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Michael Bartusek, age 52, of Fairport, New York, was sentenced today to two years in prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and filing a false tax return. The…

Syracuse Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns for Herself and Others

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Phoenix Phan, age 62, of Syracuse, pled guilty today to filing a false tax return for herself and to aiding and abetting the filing of a false tax…

Louisiana Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Second Tax Fraud Scheme

WASHINGTON – A Louisiana woman pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to defraud the United States. According to court documents, from January through April 2015, Brittany Patterson, of Jefferson Parish, and others…

Mercer County Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Hermitage, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months of incarceration followed by 18 months of supervised release on his conviction of tax evasion,…

Owner Of Signature Nails Spa Indicted On Tax Evasion And Obstruction Charges

NASHVILLE – A federal indictment unsealed today charged Chieu K. Tran, 54, of Nashville, the owner of Signature Nails Spa, (Signature) with tax evasion and obstruction of justice charges, announced Acting U.S.…

Meridian Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Evasion

BOISE – Scott Koritansky, 55, of Meridian, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for income tax evasion, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge…

D.C. police arrest taxicab carjacker

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Task Force announce an arrest has been made in an Armed Carjacking (Knife) offense that occurred on Sunday, July 25, 2021 in…

Bookkeeper Sentenced for Fraud and Tax Evasion

BOSTON – The owner of a firm that provided payroll and payroll tax services to small businesses in New England was sentenced on Thursday, July 22, 2021 for defrauding clients by diverting…

Owner of Business Providing Physical Therapy Services Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Failure to Pay $1.69 Million in Federal Employment and Employer Taxes

Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Harshe Shende, age 57, of Hanover, Maryland, to 15 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for…

Federal Jury in Maryland Convicts Washington, D.C. Man in Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Devell Lincoln, age 55, of Washington, D.C., of conspiring to commit theft of public money, theft of public money and aggravated identity theft. The jury…

New York Man Charged with Failing to Pay Over Payroll Taxes

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Stony Point, New York, man was charged in federal district court with ten counts of Failure to Withhold, Properly Account For, and…

BUSINESS OWNER INDICTED ON TAX FRAUD

WICHITA, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Wichita indicted a Wichita man on 17 counts of Failure to Pay Over Payroll Taxes. According to court documents, Jesus Perez-Aguayo, 38, served as…

IRS Officer Sentenced for Obstructing Tax Law

A former IRS officer was sentenced today to three years in prison for obstructing federal tax laws, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. Former Revenue Officer Sonya Vivar, 55, pleaded guilty in…

Owner of Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding the Internal Revenue Service

SHREVEPORT, La. – Angelena Adams, 52, of Princeton, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to spend 27 months in prison, followed by 1 year of supervised…

Indictment Charges 4 Ecuadoran Nationals for Participating in Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Ramsey E. Covington, Acting Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England; Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent…

Treasurer Of Law Enforcement Union Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion And Lying To Federal Officers

Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that STEVEN WHITTICK, the former treasurer of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (“LEEBA”) and an officer with the…

Baton Rouge Concert Promoter and Restaurateur Sent to Federal Prison for Violations of Supervised Release Stemming from Federal Fraud and Tax Convictions

Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Adrian C. Hammond, Jr., age 41, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 24 months in federal prison…

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