Utah Businessman Indicted for Unlicensed Dealing in Firearms, Smuggling U.S. Goods and Filing False Tax Returns
Adam Michael Webber, of Salt Lake County, Utah, was indicted on Friday by a federal grand jury in the District of Utah, the Justice Department announced. The indictment, which was made public, charges Webber with one count of dealing in firearms...
Florida Man Sentenced for Filing False Claims with Internal Revenue Service
A Lighthouse Point, Florida, man was sentenced to serve 12 months and one day in prison for filing a false claim for a tax refund with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the Justice Department’s...
Two charged over Australian internally concealing drugs
Two Japanese nationals have been charged with drug importation offences for attempting to internally import drugs into Melbourne International Airport.
Five Charged with Fraud in Wilkes-Barre City Employees Federal Credit Union Investigation
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Grand Jury in Scranton returned indictments Tuesday charging five members of the Wilkes-Barre City Employees Federal Credit Union with conspiracy and bank...
Federal Court Bars Missouri Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
A federal court has permanently barred William Naes of St. Charles, Missouri, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced. The permanent injunction order, to which Naes consented, was entered by U.S. District Judge...
Bank of America to Pay $16.65 Billion in Historic Justice Department Settlement for Financial Fraud Leading up to and During the Financial Crisis
Attorney General Eric Holder and Associate Attorney General Tony West announced that the Department of Justice has reached a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America Corporation – the largest civil settlement with a single entity in American...
Prisoners in Faribault Correctional Facility Filed More Than $400,000 in Fraudulent Tax Returns from Prison
United States Attorney Luger announced an indictment unsealed on Thursday, August 14, 2014, after the arrest of two defendants charged in a conspiracy to file fraudulent tax returns while incarcerated in state prison. A federal grand jury on August 12...
Berkshire Hathaway to Pay $896,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Antitrust Premerger Notification Requirements
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to pay an $896,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it violated premerger reporting and waiting requirements when it acquired voting securities of USG Corp., the Department of Justice announced.
