Politics

Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Indiana Tax Return Preparer

The United States filed a complaint seeking to permanently bar an Indianapolis woman from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced on March 17.

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North Carolina Man Indicted for Filing False Claims for Tax Refunds and Identity Theft

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina has returned an indictment against a Raleigh, North Carolina, resident for one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, 17 counts of presenting false claims to the Internal...

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Alabama and Georgia Women Plead Guilty to Involvement in $4 Million Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Ring

Two Phenix City, Alabama, women and a Columbus, Georgia, woman pleaded guilty for their roles in a stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) conspiracy, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S....

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Michigan Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate Customs and Environmental Laws Regarding Export of E-Waste

Michigan resident Lip Bor Ng, also known as Paul Wu, 52, pleaded guilty before Judge Mark A. Goldsmith to a one-count conspiracy information, which charged him with conspiring with others to knowingly submit false and misleading export information to...

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Two Former Correctional Officers Sentenced to Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy

U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced former correctional officers Kimberly Dennis, age 27, and Antonia Allison, age 29, both of Baltimore, Maryland to 24 months and 20 months in prison, respectively, each followed by two years of...

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10th Street Gang Member Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy Involving a Murder, Five Others Also Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy

U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced that 10th Street Gang member Matthew Deynes, 33, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy, was sentenced to 125 months in prison by U.S....

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Former U.S. Army Specialist Indicted for Taking Bribes While Deployed in Afghanistan

A former specialist with the U.S. Army has been indicted for accepting bribes from Afghan truck drivers at Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Gardez, Afghanistan, in exchange for allowing the drivers to take thousands of gallons of fuel from the base for...

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Naturalized U.S. Citizen Sentenced on Immigration Fraud for Failing to Disclose Terrorism Conviction

Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan and Special Agent in Charge Marlon Miller of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (...

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