Politics

Two North Carolina Residents Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud

Two Charlotte, North Carolina, area residents have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a fraudulent trust tax return scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S...

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New York Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns

A New York tax return preparer pleaded guilty Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip, New York, to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return, announced Acting Assistant...

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The Hayner Hoyt Corporation to Pay $5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability

Syracuse-based Hayner Hoyt Corporation has agreed to pay $5 million, plus interest, to resolve allegations that its chairman and chief executive officer, Gary Thurston, its president, Jeremy Thurston, employees, Ralph Bennett and Steve Benedict and...

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Subway Franchise Managers and Gas Station Manager Plead Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns

Two Subway franchise managers and a gas station manager, all residents of Virginia, pleaded guilty on Friday to aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice...

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Former Healthcare Employee Indicted for Involvement in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme and Unauthorized Disclosure of Patient Information

A Montgomery, Alabama resident self-surrendered on Thursday after she was indicted March 3 on one count of multi-object conspiracy to commit identity theft and wire fraud, two counts of possessing 15 or more unauthorized access devices, two counts of...

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Mo Money Tax Return Preparers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Filing False Tax Returns

Two tax return preparers pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the...

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United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against 21st Century Oncology for $34.7 Million

21st Century Oncology Inc., the nation’s largest physician led integrated cancer care provider and its wholly owned subsidiary South Florida Radiation Oncology LLC, have agreed to settle allegations that they performed and billed for procedures that...

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Business Manager and Secretary-Treasurer of Iron Workers Local 201 Charged with Taking Kickbacks from the Wages of Public Works Employees

The business manager and secretary-treasurer of Local 201 of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union AFL-CIO (Iron Workers) based in Washington, D.C., was charged with taking kickbacks from...

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