Politics

Businessman Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery and Tax Charges in Connection with Venezuela Bribery Scheme

The owner of multiple U.S.-based energy companies on 16 June pleaded guilty to foreign bribery and tax charges for his role in a scheme to corruptly secure energy contracts from Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de...

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Michigan Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Returns

A Michigan man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice...

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Brooklyn Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns for Clients

A Brooklyn, New York, on 15 June, tax return preparer was sentenced to 36 months in prison following her guilty plea on Sept. 21, 2015, to two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns, announced Acting Assistant...

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Iowa Businessman Pleads Guilty for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes and Violating Clean Water Act

An Iowa businessman on 14 June pleaded guilty in federal court to failing to pay employment taxes and violating the Clean Water Act, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S....

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Federal Court Bars Florida Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others and Enters $1 Million Disgorgement Judgment

A federal court in Orlando, Florida, has permanently barred a Florida man from preparing tax returns for others and owning or operating a tax return preparation business, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’...

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Former Fugitive Sentenced to Prison for Florida Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme

A Cuban national was sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme in the greater Tampa, Florida, area, on 13 June.

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Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team Arrest

WA Police and Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigators have charged a 41 year old man as part of a Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (JACET) investigation into electronic devices seized during the recent execution of search warrants.

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Fourth Ocean Shipping Executive Indicted for Price Fixing and Bid Rigging

An ocean freight executive has been indicted for his participation in a long-running conspiracy to restrain trade in international ocean shipments of roll-on, roll-off cargo to and from the Port of Baltimore and elsewhere in the United States, the...

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