Law Enforcement
North Carolina Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Federal Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns
Gene Hersholt Williamson II, on December 22, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return and ordered to pay $637,000 in restitution, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
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D.C. Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Preparing False Tax Return
A D.C. tax return preparer was sentenced to 24 months in prison following her guilty plea in February 2020 for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return, on December 17, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
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D.C. Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Preparing False Tax Return
A D.C. tax return preparer was sentenced to 24 months in prison following her guilty plea in February 2020 for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return, on December 17, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
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New York City Restaurateur Sentenced to Jail For Tax Evasion Scheme
Adel Kellel, 63, of New Hyde Park, New York, the owner of Raffles Bistro, formerly a restaurant located in New York City, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for tax evasion by U.S. District Court Judge Paul G. Gardephe.
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Former President of Nuclear Transportation Company Sentenced to Prison for Foreign Bribery and Other Offenses
The former president of Transport Logistics International Inc. (TLI), a Maryland-based transportation company that provides services for the transportation of nuclear materials to customers in the United States and abroad, on October 28, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a scheme to bribe a Russian official in exchange for obtaining contracts for the company.
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Chileans Head to Polls Over Drafting of New Constitution
Chileans are poised to vote for a new constitution as they head to the polls Sunday.
While the current constitution, which dates to Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, has helped Chile establish itself as one of the region’s most stable and successful economies, many in the country say they feel left out.
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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to File False Returns
A resident of Newburgh, New York, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States, on October 22, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
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San Antonio Return Preparer Pleads Guilty in Tax Fraud Scheme
A San Antonio, Texas, tax return preparer pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, on October 20, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Department of Justice’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer of the Western District of Texas.
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Owner of Queens Acupuncture Business Pleads Guilty to Aiding and Assisting the Preparation of a False Tax Return
The co-owner of a New York acupuncture business pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return, on October 19, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
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Colorado Tax Evader Sentenced to Prison for Fleeing to Avoid Previously Imposed Prison Sentence
Colorado tax defier Lawrence Martin Birk was sentenced to an additional 78 months in prison for failing to surrender to serve his previously imposed tax evasion prison sentence and for unlawfully possessing firearms, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
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