Justice Department Sues to Stop South Florida Tax Return Preparer Engaged in Fraud and Earned Income Credit Schemes
The United States has asked a federal court in Miami to permanently bar a South Florida man and his two Miami businesses, Ebenezer Tax Services Inc. and Primo Tax Service Inc., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice...
NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing and Bid Rigging on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $52.1 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for spark plugs, standard oxygen sensors, and...
Connecticut Insurance Salesman Indicted on Tax Charges
A Newington, Connecticut, man was indicted last Thursday by a grand jury in the District of Connecticut for one count of corruptly interfering with the due administration of the internal revenue laws, two counts of filing false tax returns and five...
Samsung Electronics America Agrees to Pay $2.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Samsung Electronics America Inc. (Samsung) has agreed to pay $2.3 million to resolve allegations that it caused the submission of false claims for products sold on General Service Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts in...
Former Rabobank LIBOR Submitter Pleads Guilty for Scheme to Manipulate Yen LIBOR
A former Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) Japanese Yen London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) submitter pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud by manipulating Rabobank’s Yen LIBOR...
Real Estate Developer and Mortgage Broker Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Two Miami, Florida, residents pleaded guilty this week to participating in a mortgage fraud scheme involving the sale of condominium units in the Miami area.
Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Clinic Management Company Pleads Guilty in $3.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
The former owner of a Los Angeles medical clinic management company pleaded guilty in connection with his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare.
Tennessee CEO Sentenced to Serve 14 Years in Prison for $18 Million Ponzi Scheme
The former chief executive officer of Hanover Corporation was sentenced to serve 14 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $14,784,983.75 in restitution for orchestrating an $18 million Ponzi scheme.
