Law Enforcement

Owner of Medical Laboratory Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns

Defrauded the IRS of $1.9 Million

A Shreveport, Louisiana, business owner was sentenced to 40 months in prison on Sept. 30, 2020, for filing false tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana Alexander C. Van Hook.

Criminal network dismantled in Lithuania, the UK and Ireland

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Three Tribal Officials Charged in Bribery Scheme

Two current tribal government officials and one former tribal government official of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) were charged by criminal complaint unsealed for their alleged acceptance of bribes and kickbacks from a contractor providing construction services on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (FBIR), which is the home of the MHA Nation, on July 30.

Owner of New York Tax Preparation Business Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to File False Returns

Caused a Loss of more than $460,000

A Queens, New York return preparer pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States by filing false returns, on July 30, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

VAT-fraud with sale of sugar and cooking oil in Hungary unravelled

International coordination led by Eurojust

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Dismantling of an encrypted network sends shockwaves through organised crime groups across Europe

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EU institutions reach historic deal on EU-wide collective redress law

The EU institutions approved a law which would allow citizens in all EU countries to go to court as a group if they have suffered the same damage. Consumer groups have been advocating for such a law for more than 30 years.

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Portuguese woman jailed in WA for nine years for importing cocaine in toiletries

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USCIS Provides Greater Flexibility in Processing Work Authorization Requests for Asylum Applicants

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on June 19,2020 announced a regulatory change to provide greater flexibility in the processing of initial employment authorization documents (commonly called EADs) for asylum applicants by removing the burdensome and agency-imposed 30-day time frame. The final rule becomes effective on Aug. 21.

Operators of California Charity Plead Guilty to Mail Fraud Conspiracy and Tax Evasion

Sold Over $1 Million in Donated Clothes for their Personal Benefit

A California couple pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit mail fraud and tax evasion, on June 9, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Robert S. Brewer, Jr. for the Southern District of California.