Politics

Justice Department Sues to Stop Chicago Man from Promoting Alleged Tax Scheme and Preparing Tax Returns

The United States filed a complaint to bar Victor M. Crown, individually and through his businesses Crown and Franklin Accounting and Refunds, Crown-Franklin Accounting Inc., Accurate Accounting PV, and Lourdes Theodossis Estate, from promoting two...

Father and Son Pizza Store Owners Plead Guilty to Tax Fraud

Thair Alwan and his son Saill Fadhil, owners and operators of Raleigh, North Carolina, area pizza stores, pleaded guilty to willfully filing false tax returns in the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, the Justice Department and...

Happy’s Pizza Franchise Owner and Nominee Owner Plead Guilty in Tax Fraud Scheme

Two West Bloomfield, Michigan, residents pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, announced the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Two Former Chesapeake, Virginia, Subcontractors Sentenced for Bribery, Conspiracy

Dwayne A. Hardman, 44, co-founder of two government contracting companies that sought business from the United States Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC), and Adam C. White, 40, former vice president and co-owner of one of Hardman’s government...

Dog Fighting Ringleader Pleads Guilty

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Chicago Businessman Pleads Guilty to Failing to File Tax Returns

Jaime Viteri, a Chicago businessman, pleaded guilty to two counts of willfully failing to file federal individual income tax returns, announced the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Two Alabama Men Sentenced for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Crimes in Separate Cases

Deundra Milhouse and Fredrick Hill, both residents of Alabama, were sentenced in separate stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) cases, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Tamara Ashford of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney...

Detroit Tax Preparer Sentenced for Failing to Report Income from Tax Preparation

The Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) announced that Matthew Bender, of Detroit, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julian Abele Cook Jr. to serve 48 months in...