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A Rogersville, Tennessee, resident was sentenced to 30 months in prison for filing a fraudulent multi-million dollar lien against a government employee and filing a false claim for a tax refund, on November 28, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

A Monument, Colorado, man pled guilty today to one count of attempting to evade the payment of income taxes, on November 27, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Jason R. Dunn for the District of Colorado.

A former Venezuelan national treasurer was sentenced for his role in a billion-dollar currency exchange and money laundering scheme, on November 27.

A Springfield Gardens, New York, resident pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with nine counts of wire fraud, nine counts of aggravated identity theft, and 17 counts of aiding or assisting in the preparation and filing of false returns, on November 26, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue for the Eastern District of New York.

A Columbus, Ohio, attorney pleaded guilty to corruptly endeavoring to impede and obstruct the due administration of the Internal Revenue Service, on November 26, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman for the Southern District of Ohio.

A former business partner of a U.S. military contractor was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a years-long scheme to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at a U.S. military base in Kuwait during the Iraq War, on November 26.

A federal jury in Honolulu, Hawaii, convicted Wagdy Guirguis and Michael Higa of conspiracy to defraud the United States, on November 20, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Kenji M. Price for the District of Hawaii.

A federal grand jury sitting in Waco, Texas, has returned an indictment, which was unsealed, on November 16, charging two Texas tax return preparers with conspiracy to defraud the United States, aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns and filing false personal income tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

A Collinsville, Virginia, pharmacist was sentenced to 41 months in prison for failing to account for and pay over employment taxes, on November 16, 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.

A Dallas, Texas, area tax return preparer pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States and to assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, on November 16, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Erin N. Cox for the Northern District of Texas.