Murphy to sign major tax credit bill boosting NJ manufacturing and clean energy sector
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy is expected to sign Assembly Bill 5687 into law on Wednesday, launching the “Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program,” a sweeping new initiative designed to attract major…
South Georgia pastor, tax preparer indicted for CARES Act fraud
BRUNSWICK, GA: A South Georgia man holding himself out as a pastor, mortician, restaurateur, and tax preparer has been indicted on COVID-19 recovery assistance fraud by a federal grand jury in the…
Manchin Reportedly Outlines Demands For Democrats’ Climate Change, Child Tax Credit Plan
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia reportedly opposed two pieces of his party’s spending package as negotiations over its price tag and reach continue to stall. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of…
Norwalk Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL C. MONROE, 48, of Norwalk, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport…
Two Montgomery Tax Preparers Plead Guilty For Their Roles In Filing False Tax Returns
Montgomery, Ala. – Today, Acting United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey announced that two Montgomery women, operating separate tax preparation…
Duluth Souvenir and T-Shirt Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth man pleaded guilty today to tax evasion for failing to report his business revenue and income to the IRS, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According…
Democrats Push For Green Energy Tax Credit Benefiting Union Workers In Budget
A group of more than 100 House Democrats urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday to include green energy handouts for union workers in their massive $3.5 trillion budget. Led by Democratic Rep.…
Founders of Crypto ICO Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion After Raising $24 Million from Investors
The owners of a cryptocurrency company have pleaded guilty to tax evasion, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Bitqyck founders Bruce Bise, 60, and Samuel…
Federal Jury Convicts Hopkins Man of Tax Evasion
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal jury convicted a Hopkins man for tax evasion after failing to file income tax returns since 1997, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. Following a…
Former Cleveland City Councilman Sentenced to 6 Years for Tax Violations, Witness Tampering and Falsifying Records
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that former City of Cleveland Councilman Kenneth Johnson was sentenced today by Judge John R. Adams to six years imprisonment. Johnson was found guilty by…
Boise Return Preparer Indicted for Tax Fraud
BOISE – A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment on September 15, 2021, charging a Boise man with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. The indictment…
Business Owners Plead Guilty in Two Separate Tax Fraud Cases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The owners of separate and unrelated businesses pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to charges they failed to report substantial amounts of income to the Internal Revenue Service…
Democrats Are Pushing To Make The Child Tax Credit Permanent, But Just A Minority Of Americans Support It
Democrats are pushing to permanently expand monthly child tax credits in their spending package, but a new poll shows that just 35% of Americans support extending the payments beyond July 2022. The…
Florida Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Filing Hundreds of False Tax Returns
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Homestead, Florida man was sentenced to federal prison today for perpetrating a multi-year fraud scheme wherein he filed 745 false tax returns in 19 different states. Damian O. Barrett, 40,…
Owner of Trucking Companies Pleads Guilty to COVID-Relief Fraud, Tax Evasion and Conspiracy in Fatal Gas Tanker Explosion
LOS ANGELES – The owner of several Inland Empire-based trucking companies has pleaded guilty to five felony charges, admitting he engaged in an array of criminal conduct, including: Carl Bradley…
Rocky Mount Tax Return Preparer Sentenced for Conspiracy to Filing False Tax Returns
NEW BERN, N.C. – A Rocky Mount, NC woman was sentenced today to 16 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $59,268.00 in restitution for committing conspiracy to prepare and file false tax…
Chicago Woman Charged With Filing False Income Tax Returns To Fraudulently Obtain Refunds and Stimulus Payments
CHICAGO —A Chicago woman has been indicted on federal criminal charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining the personal identifying information of deceased individuals and using it to file for tax refunds and stimulus…
Bergen County Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Money From Guided Tour Company And Subscribing To False Tax Returns
NEWARK, N.J. – A Lyndhurst, New Jersey woman admitted to her participation in a multi-year embezzlement scheme and to subscribing to a false personal income tax return, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…
Tax preparer convicted of multiple counts of tax fraud for filing false tax returns
Seattle – A 58-year-old resident of Pacific, Washington, was convicted late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, of 14 counts of aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns, announced…
South Florida Phony IRS Tax Debt Negotiator Headed to Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – A Vero Beach woman who stole money from clients she was supposed to be helping resolve federal tax debt was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Miami to 63…
Bucks County Temp Agency Owner Indicted on Charges of Tax Fraud
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Heng Han, 49, of Bensalem, PA, owner of HBH Global Resources, Ltd., was charged by Indictment on charges related to his…