Former Virginia Department of Social Services Employee Sentenced for Preparing False Tax Returns and Stealing Identities
Sybil Marshall Coles, 45, of Pamplin, Virginia, was sentenced to serve five years in prison for aggravated identity theft and preparing a false tax return, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally for the Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Dana...
Former New York Tax Liens Investment Company Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
A former New York-based tax liens company executive pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of tax liens, the Department of Justice announced.
Florida Doctor Sentenced for Federal Tax Crimes
Dr. Patricia Lynn Hough, of Englewood, Florida, was sentenced to serve two years in prison and three years supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge John Steele in Fort Myers, Florida, for conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS...
Former Chief Executive Officer of Oil Services Company Indicted in New Jersey on Foreign Bribery and Kickback Charges
The former co-chief executive officer (CEO) of PetroTiger Ltd. – a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey – was indicted for his role in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials...
Former Executive Director of Virgin Islands Legislature Charged with Bribery and Extortion in Award of Government Contracts
The former e xecutive director of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Virgin Islands for accepting bribes and engaging in extortion in the award of contracts with the Legislature, announced Acting...
Two men arrested for insider trading and abuse of public office, $7 million restrained
Two men have been arrested by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for offences relating to insider trading, money laundering, corruption and abuse of public office.
Former Owner of Sacramento Capitols Tennis Team Pleads Guilty in $50 Million Fraud Scheme
Deepal Wannakuwatte, 63, of Sacramento, California, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in furtherance of a long-running and large-scale fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner of the Eastern District of California, Special...
United States Files Complaint Against Stevens-Henager College, Inc. Alleging False Claims Act Violations for Illegal Recruiting
The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Stevens-Henager College, Inc. and its owner, The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, for illegally compensating recruiters, the Department of Justice announced. Stevens...
