Texas Artist Pleads Guilty to Failure to File Income Tax Return
A San Antonio, Texas, artist pleaded guilty on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio to one count of failure to file a tax return, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the...
Florida Woman Charged in 18-Count Indictment for Conspiracy to Illegally Export Systems, Components and Documents to China
An 18-count superseding indictment was unsealed on Thursday charging Amin Yu, 53, of Orlando, Florida, with acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government in the United States without prior notification to the Attorney General, conspiring to...
Former Owner and President of Pennsylvania Consulting Companies Pleads Guilty to Bribing Official at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
The former owner and president of Chestnut Consulting Group Inc. and Chestnut Consulting Group Co. (the Chestnut Group) pleaded guilty to bribing an official at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in violation of the Foreign...
Federal Court Shuts Down Eastern Washington Tax Return Preparer
A federal court entered a permanent injunction Wednesday against Grandview, Washington tax return preparer Jose Magana and his business, Genesis Bookkeeping and Accounting. The injunction bars Magana and Genesis Bookkeeping from preparing tax returns...
Montana Man Sentenced to Prison for Marijuana Manufacturing, Tax Evasion and Weapons Charges
A Lincoln, Montana, on April 19, man was sentenced to five years in prison for manufacturing marijuana, being a felon in possession of a firearm and tax evasion, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice...
Former Secretary of Kentucky’s Personnel Cabinet Pleads Guilty to Accepting Kickbacks
Timothy M. Longmeyer, the former Secretary of the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, on April 19 admitted in federal court that he solicited and accepted over $200,000 in kickbacks from a private consultant during his tenure.
Three Texas Tax Return Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns
Three El Paso, Texas, residents were sentenced to prison for preparing and conspiring to prepare false income tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney...
Justice Department Sues to Stop Miami Tax Return Preparer from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
Rose M. Chazulle, a tax return preparer in Miami has prepared fraudulent federal tax returns that claim education and fuel credits to which her clients are not entitled, according to a civil lawsuit filed by the Justice Department, on April 18. The...
