Politics

Federal Court Bars Florida Tax Return Preparer and Her Businesses From Preparing Tax Returns

A federal court in Miami, Florida, permanently barred Georgina Gonzalez and GeorginagonzalezLLC, Ideal Tax Pros LLC, and Trinity Tax Service LLC, from preparing federal tax returns for others and owning or operating a tax preparation business, the...

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Texas Judge Convicted of Bribery and Obstruction

A Texas state district judge has been convicted of bribery and obstruction, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick for the Southern District of Texas....

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U.S. Extradites Former Colombian Minister of Agriculture Convicted of Embezzlement and Illegal Government Contracting

The United States, on July 12, extradited Andres Felipe Arias Leiva, who served as Colombia’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development from 2005 to 2009, to face a prison sentence in that country based on a 2014 conviction by the Supreme Court of...

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Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Payroll Tax Fraud

A computer software development company owner pleaded guilty to failing to account for and pay over employment taxes withheld from his employees’ wages, on July 8 announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the...

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Engineering Firms’ CPA Sentenced to Prison for Role in Tax Scheme

Michael H. Higa, the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and controller of several engineering businesses, was sentenced to 40 months in prison in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 2, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of...

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North Carolina Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to File False Tax Returns

A Winston-Salem, North Carolina, resident was sentenced to 21 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false tax returns, on July 1, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the...

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North Carolina Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to File False Tax Returns

A Winston-Salem, North Carolina, resident was sentenced to 21 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false tax returns, on July 1, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the...

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Owner of Engineering Firms Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Tax Scheme

Wagdy A. Guirguis, owner of several engineering businesses, was sentenced to five years in prison in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 28, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and...

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