Politics

Virginia Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to Prison For $5 Million Employment Tax Fraud

A Collinsville, Virginia, pharmacist was sentenced to 41 months in prison for failing to account for and pay over employment taxes, on November 16, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s...

Dallas Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty in False Tax Return Scheme

A Dallas, Texas, area tax return preparer pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States and to assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, on November 16, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of...

Former IRS Employee Sentenced to Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft

A former employee for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison for aggravated identity theft, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and...

Texas Man Convicted of Money Laundering Conspiracy and Tax Crimes

A Houston, Texas man was convicted by a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas of two conspiracies and tax crimes, on November 14, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the...

California Resident Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Over $7.5 Million of Taxpayer Money

orma Morfin, aka Norma Morfin Mandujano of Salinas, California, was sentenced to 30 months in prison, on November 14,announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and United States...

Louisiana Man Sentenced to Prison for his Role in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme

A former resident of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana was sentenced to 50 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States, on October 10, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s...

Louisiana Man Sentenced to Prison for his Role in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme

A former resident of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana was sentenced to 50 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States, on October 10, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s...

Chinese Intelligence Officer Charged with Economic Espionage Involving Theft of Trade Secrets from Leading U.S. Aviation Companies

A Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) operative, Yanjun Xu, aka Qu Hui, aka Zhang Hui, has been arrested and charged with conspiring and attempting to commit economic espionage and steal trade secrets from multiple U.S. aviation and aerospace...