Politics

New York City Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns

A Queens, New York, tax return preparer pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn on April 16, New York, to 38 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false federal income tax returns and four counts of filing false personal...

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Former Alabama Nightclub Owner and Ringleader of Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Prison

The ringleader of a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme and former nightclub owner was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Montgomery on April 15, Alabama, for stolen identity refund fraud related crimes, announced Acting Assistant Attorney...

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Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Fraudulent Florida Tax Return Preparer

The United States has filed a complaint seeking to permanently bar a West Palm Beach, Florida, area man and his business from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced on April 15.

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U.S. Navy Officer Pleads Guilty to Selling Classified Ship Schedules as Part of Expanding Navy Bribery Probe

A lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy pleaded guilty to bribery charges in federal court on April 15, admitting that he accepted cash, hotel expenses and the services of a prostitute in return for providing classified U.S. Navy ship schedules and...

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Two Detroit Women Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns Using Identities of Dead People

Two Detroit residents were sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud and aiding and abetting in identity theft, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney...

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Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Fraudulent Tax Return Business Operated by Retired Chicago Fire Department Captain

The United States has filed a complaint seeking to bar a retired Chicago firefighter from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced on April 14.

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Two Georgia Men Sentenced to Prison for Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud

Two Georgia residents were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Atlanta for their involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and...

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Former Campaign Treasurer Sentenced for Tax Evasion and Filing False Campaign Reports Related to Diverting Money from Campaign's Bank Account

A 33-year-old Washington, D.C., man was sentenced to serve 16 months in prison for evading income taxes and violating campaign finance laws while working as the treasurer and custodian of records for a District of Columbia political campaign on April...

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