Oregon Resident Sentenced to Prison for Role in One Million Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme
A Portland, Oregon, resident was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in prison for her role in a fraudulent income tax refund scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
Bollinger Shipyards Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Suit
Bollinger Shipyards will pay the United States $8.5 million and release contract claims to settle a False Claims Act action filed against it in the Eastern District of Louisiana, the Department of Justice announced on December 9. The False Claims Act...
Oregon Man Indicted for Failure to File Tax Returns
A federal grand jury sitting in Portland, Oregon, returned an indictment yesterday charging a Hillsboro, Oregon, resident with six counts of willfully failing to file an income tax return, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D....
Justice Department Settlement Successfully Releases More than $115 Million in Alleged Corruption Proceeds to People in Kazakhstan
Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss a forfeiture action against approximately $115 million alleged to be proceeds of foreign official corruption and involved in money laundering in accordance with a 2007 settlement that...
Justice Department Announces Aargauische Kantonalbank Reaches Resolution Under Swiss Bank Program
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that Aargauische Kantonalbank (AKB) reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.
Three Former Civilian Military Employees and One Military Contractor Sentenced for Bribery Scheme at Georgia Military Base
Three former civilian employees at the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany, Georgia, and one former employee of a military contractor were sentenced to prison following their guilty pleas to bribery and conspiracy offenses arising from their...
Former Secret Service Agent Sentenced 71 Months in Scheme Related to Silk Road Investigation
A former Secret Service special agent who had been a member of the Baltimore Silk Road Task Force was sentenced to 71 months in prison Monday on charges of money laundering and obstruction of justice.
Two Massachusetts Men Indicted in Massive Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury sitting in Boston returned an indictment on December 3, which was unsealed on December 4, charging two Massachusetts residents with conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of government property, access device fraud and...
