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On Friday, a federal court in Detroit, Michigan, found Dieasha Davis in civil contempt of a permanent injunction barring her from operating a tax return preparation business and preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced.

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Two former executives of a Springfield, Missouri-based charity and a former Arkansas state senator have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a multi-million-dollar public corruption scheme that involved embezzlement, bribes and illegal campaign contributions for elected public officials in Missouri and Arkansas, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison of the Western District of Missouri.

A tax return preparer formerly of Roanoke, Virginia, pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns and filing a false personal tax return, on April 11st, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Thomas T. Cullen for the Western District of Virginia.

The deadline for filing federal income tax returns is fast approaching and nationwide tax season is in full force.

During this hectic time of year, the Department of Justice’s Tax Division takes a moment to remind the public that year round, tax enforcement efforts are continually underway across the country. The Tax Division in collaboration with U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigates and prosecutes individuals and corporations across a wide spectrum of occupation and industry.

A federal grand jury in Rhode Island indicted a Rhode Island man on multiple counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion after allegedly running decade-long schemes to defraud investors and the United States Treasury, on April 9th, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Aaron Weisman for the District of Rhode Island.

A Jefferson County man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama to filing a false tax return, on April 9th, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town for the Northern District of Alabama.

Three Texas men, including a former Weslaco City Commissioner and a former Hidalgo County Commissioner, were arrested today on charges of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, on April 5th.

A former Indiana attorney, who also prepared tax returns for Indianapolis-area clients, pleaded guilty to tax evasion, on April 4th, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and Josh J. Minkler, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.

A 17-count indictment was unsealed charging Zaldy N. Sabino, a contracting officer with the U.S. Department of State, with conspiracy, bribery, honest services wire fraud, and making false statements, on April 4th.