Politics

Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Stop Tennessee Woman from Preparing Tax Returns

The Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit in a federal court in Memphis to stop Stephanie Edmond and her businesses, the Tax Factory and Tax Factory Enterprise Inc., from preparing federal income tax returns. According to the complaint, Edmond...

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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud and Mail Fraud

Michael Edwards pleaded guilty to one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and one count of mail fraud, t he Justice Department and IRS announced. Both charges arise from Edwards’ operation of his tax return...

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Alabama Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

Clarence Hicks, of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to serve 57 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $210,555.62 in restitution for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Assistant...

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Orthopedic Surgeon Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Take Fraudulent Tax Deductions for Money Transfers That Helped Conceal Lobbying Efforts Funded by Pakistan Government

Abdul Razaq, an orthopedic surgeon in La Plata, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States Department of Treasury by taking fraudulent tax deductions as part of a decades-long scheme to conceal the transfer of at least $3.5...

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Former Health Management Associates (HMA) Executive Indicted for Obstruction-Related Offense

Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Joshua S. Putter (48, Needham, Massachusetts) with destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations. If convicted, he...

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Shaw University Employee Sentenced for Government Grant Theft Scheme

United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced ADEMOLA L. EJIRE, 53, to 33 months’ imprisonment followed by two years’ supervised release. The court also imposed...

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Egypt: Deeply Restrictive New Assembly Law

Egypt’s new law on public assembly will restrict peaceful political demonstrations in violation of international standards. The law was issued by the interim president, Adly Mansour, on November 24, 2013. It effectively grants security officials...

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Former Miami Securities Professional Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud in Connection with Multi-State Investment Scheme

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; and Drew J. Breakspear, Commissioner, State of Florida’s Office...

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