North Carolina Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison For Tax and Bankruptcy Fraud
A Greensboro, North Carolina, resident was sentenced to 37 months in prison for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), filing a fraudulent tax return, and bankruptcy fraud, on November 16, announced Acting Deputy...
Closing Sri Lanka’s Gender Gaps in the Workforce
Removing barriers to women’s paid work will encourage more Sri Lankan women to participate in the workforce, finds a new World Bank report. Safe childcare and transportation, early orientation to career development to better prepare girls to enter and...
Chicago Investment Advisor Charged with Fraud for Allegedly Misappropriating More Than $5 Million in Client Funds
A Chicago investment advisor stole more than $5 million from several clients, including his elderly in-laws, and used some of the cash on a mortgage and a luxury automobile, according to federal criminal charges filed, on November 15.
Doctor And Wife From Wayne, New Jersey, Plead Guilty In Test-Referral Bribe Scheme With New Jersey Clinical Lab
A cardiologist with a practice in Paterson, New Jersey, and his wife pleaded on November 15, guilty to their involvement in a test-referral bribe scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, its president...
Former Compliance Officer for National Labor Relations Board Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Stealing More Than $400,000
Hector Martinez, a former compliance officer with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), was sentenced to 52 months in prison on federal charges stemming from a scheme in which he stole more than $400,000 from the agency, on November 15.
Justice Department Obtains $5.4 Million in Additional Relief to Compensate Servicemembers for Unlawful Repossessions by Wells Fargo Dealer Services
The Justice Department on November 14, announced that it has obtained an additional $5.4 million for servicemembers whose vehicles were unlawfully repossessed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft and Conspiring to File Fraudulent Tax Refund Claims
A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced to 22 months in prison for identity theft and conspiring to file fraudulent tax refund claims, on November 14, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice...
California Resident Sentenced to Prison for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns Using Stolen IDs of Homeless and Unemployed Individuals
A California resident was sentenced to 54 months in prison for conspiring to file false claims for tax refunds, submitting false claims for tax refunds, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft, on November 14, announced Acting Deputy Assistant...
