Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down South Florida Tax Return Preparer
A Broward County, Florida, man prepares fraudulent tax returns and should be barred from preparing federal tax returns for others, according to a civil complaint filed by the Justice Department on April 18.
Alaska Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Failing to File Tax Returns
A criminal defense attorney, who operated a law practice in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday was sentenced to 14 months in prison following his guilty plea in June 2014 to three counts of willful failure to file income tax returns, announced Acting...
Owners of Tax Preparation Business Get Multi-Year Prison Sentences for Filing Bogus Tax Returns for Prison Inmates
The owners of a tax preparation business that filed fraudulent tax returns on behalf of inmates at various New Jersey prisons were each sentenced to multi-year prison sentences, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the...
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
A Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Friday resident pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, 14 counts of conversion of government property, two counts of access device fraud and 14 counts of aggravated identity theft,...
Two Indicted for Mail Fraud Conspiracy in connection with Denton County Highway Expansion
U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced on April 15 that two Dallas men have been charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a Denton County highway expansion project in the Eastern District of Texas.
District of Columbia Tax Return Preparer Indicted for Preparing False Tax Returns
A federal grand jury returned an indictment April 12 charging a District of Columbia tax return preparer with 35 counts of aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice...
Three Minnesota Tax Return Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Defraud the Government and Filing False Tax Returns
Three tax return preparers based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for their involvement with a fraudulent return-preparation business with multiple storefronts in the Minneapolis area, announced Acting Assistant...
Former District of Columbia Police Officer Sentenced to Prison for Obstructing Internal Revenue Service
A former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer and resident of Glenarden, Maryland, Thursday was sentenced to 11 months in prison after a federal jury in the District of Columbia convicted him in October 2015 of corruptly endeavoring to impair...
