Operator of $228 Million Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $1.7 Million in Restitution to Internal Revenue Service
A resident of Reseda, California, was sentenced to prison on Friday for conspiring to submit false claims, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brian J....
U.S. Justice Department Announces New Strategy to Combat Intellectual Property Crimes and $3.2 Million in Grant Funding to State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced on October 02 that U.S. Justice Department will launch a new collaborative strategy to more closely partner with businesses in intellectual property enforcement efforts and will award over $3.2 million...
Justice Department Announces BHF-Bank (Schweiz) AG Reaches Resolution under Swiss Bank Program
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that BHF-Bank (Schweiz) AG (BHF) has reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.
Former Oregon Woman Pleads Guilty for Conspiring to File Fraudulent Income Tax Returns Claiming More than $1 Million in Refunds
A former resident of Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to file fraudulent income tax returns claiming more than $1 million in refunds, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s...
Co-Founder of OXYwater Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
A co-founder of Imperial Integrative Health Research and Development LLC (Imperial) was sentenced to serve 83 months in prison in federal court Thursday for his role in a fraud scheme related to Imperial and its product, OXYwater, announced Acting...
Scientists create world’s largest catalog of human genomic variation
The former chief financial officer (CFO) of Siemens S.A. – Argentina (Siemens Argentina) pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to pay tens of millions of dollars in bribes to Argentine government officials to secure, implement and enforce a $1...
Louisiana Resident Sentenced for Involvement in Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme
A resident of Hammond, Louisiana, was sentenced to more than six years in prison for his involvement in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S....
U.S. FBI Releases 2014 Crime Statistics
The estimated number of violent crimes in the nation decreased 0.2 percent in 2014 when compared with 2013 data, according to FBI figures released on September 28. Property crimes decreased by 4.3 percent, marking the 12th straight year the collective...
