Alabama Woman Sentenced to Prison for Involvement in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Ring
A Phenix City, Alabama resident was sentenced to serve 51 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $116,636 in restitution for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) scheme, Acting Assistant...
Retired Air Force Master Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Disclosing Confidential Bid Information for Government Contracts and Tax Fraud
A retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant was sentenced Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to 18 months in prison following his guilty plea to unlawfully disclosing confidential procurement information and filing a...
Federal Court Permanently Enjoins California Business from Accruing Payroll Tax Liabilities
A federal court has ordered a San Diego, California provider of collection services to pay its payroll taxes as they become due, the Justice Department announced on January 27. Judge Larry Alan Burns of the U.S. District Court for the Southern...
Subway Franchisee and Gas Station Owner Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Conspiracy to Defraud the Internal Revenue Service
A Subway franchisee and resident of Alexandria, Virginia pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to defraud the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney...
Iowa Businessmen Indicted for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
A grand jury sitting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa returned an indictment on Jan. 21, unsealed Tuesday after their initial court appearances, charging two Iowa businessmen with federal employment tax violations, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D....
Florida Residents Sentenced to Prison for Involvement in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
Two Miami, Florida residents were sentenced to prison for their role in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the...
Georgia Tax Return Preparer Charged in Refund Fraud Scheme
An Atlanta, Georgia tax return preparer self-surrendered Monday after being indicted by a federal grand jury on Dec. 1, 2015 for 10 counts of wire fraud, 10 counts of aggravated identity theft and 10 counts of filing false claims against the United...
Florida Couple Plead Guilty in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
A Pembroke Pines, Florida, couple pleaded guilty for conspiring to use stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’...
