Politics

Alabama Resident and U.S. Postal Worker Pleads Guilty for Involvement in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Ring

An Alabama resident and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee pleaded guilty Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama to conspiring to defraud the United States with respect to false claims, aggravated identity theft and...

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Charlotte Business Owner Involved in Foreclosure Assistance Scheme Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

A resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of North Carolina to conspiracy to defraud the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the...

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Two Miami Residents Plead Guilty for Involvement in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Ring

Two Miami residents pleaded guilty for their role in a stolen identity tax refund fraud conspiracy, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer of the Southern...

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Maryland Man Convicted in Scheme to Obtain More Than $7 Million of Fraudulent Tax Refunds

A federal jury convicted Charles W. Parker Jr., 49, of College Park, Maryland, Tuesday of one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and six counts of filing false income tax returns.

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Former Maryland Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent $7 Million Bond Scheme and Filing a False Tax

A Hampton Bays, New York man was sentenced Tuesday to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, for securities fraud and filing a false tax return.

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DC Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Role in Massive Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme

A District of Columbia resident pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge stemming from his involvement in a far-reaching stolen identity refund fraud scheme in which he and others working with him obtained more than $315,000 through the filing of fraudulent...

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Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Announces Return of Forfeited Public Corruption Assets to Korean Minister of Justice Kim Hyun-Woong

The Department of Justice returned $1,126,951.45 in forfeited assets to the government of the Republic of Korea Monday. The forfeited assets were the profits of a public corruption scheme orchestrated by former Korean President Chun Doo Hwan in the...

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Ohio-Based Tax Return Preparation Business Executive Pleads Guilty to Obstructing the IRS

A Liberty Township, Ohio, resident pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing and impeding the Internal Revenue Code, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce M. Salad of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

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