Politics

North Carolina Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS

A Raleigh, North Carolina, resident pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States, on July 22, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Robert J....

Virginia Businessman Pleads Guilty to $5 Million Employment Tax Fraud and Illegal Firearm Possession

A Dulles, Virginia, equipment rental business owner pleaded guilty to employment tax fraud and illegally possessing a firearm, on July 19, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax...

Hungary Subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation Agrees to Pay $8.7 Million in Criminal Penalties to Resolve Foreign Bribery Case

Microsoft Magyarország Számítástechnikai Szolgáltató és Kereskedelmi Kft. (Microsoft Hungary), a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, has agreed to pay a criminal penalty of more than $8.7 million to resolve the government’s investigation...

Texas Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison in False Tax Return Scheme

A Dallas, Texas, area tax return preparer was sentenced to 63 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and for aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, on July 19, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney...

Texas Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison in False Tax Return Scheme

A Dallas, Texas, area tax return preparer was sentenced to 63 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and for aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, on July 19, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney...

Virginia Businessman Pleads Guilty to $5 Million Employment Tax Fraud and Illegal Firearm Possession

A Dulles, Virginia, equipment rental business owner pleaded guilty to employment tax fraud and illegally possessing a firearm, on July 19, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax...

Texas Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison in False Tax Return Scheme

A Dallas, Texas, area tax return preparer was sentenced to 63 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and for aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, on July 19, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney...

Kansas City, Missouri, Woman Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud and Using Stolen Identities to File False Tax Returns

A Kansas City, Missouri, woman was sentenced to prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft related to the filing of false tax returns, on July 16, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice...