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A federal jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, convicted a former tax return preparer of filing false tax returns for her clients and herself, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray for the Western District of North Carolina.

A dual U.S.-Venezuelan citizen who controlled multiple U.S.-based companies pleaded guilty for his role in the Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) foreign bribery scheme, on May 29. The case involves bribes paid to PDVSA officials - Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company - and its Houston, Texas-based subsidiary Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Citgo), to corruptly secure and retain energy and logistics contracts.

A North Carolina man was sentenced to prison for health care fraud related to the submission of false claims to Medicaid and for tax evasion, on May 24, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin for the Middle District of North Carolina.

A Texas couple was convicted of conspiracy and tax charges by a federal jury in Austin, on May 23, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

A Crane Hill couple pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama to failing to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), on May 23, 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.

A Crane Hill couple pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama to failing to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), on May 23th, 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.

A locally prominent certified public accountant (CPA) was sentenced to five years in prison in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on May 23th, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and United States Attorney Mike Hurst for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Four individuals in Flint, Michigan, pleaded guilty to conspiring to impede the lawful functions of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and steal from an organization receiving federal funds, on May 22nd, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia has returned a three-count indictment against a former commissioner in DeKalb County, Georgia, for extorting bribe payments from a DeKalb County subcontractor. Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division made the announcement.

A resident of Dania Beach, Florida, was sentenced to prison for evading income tax and aiding and assisting the preparation of false tax returns, on May 3rd, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.