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Former Massachusetts Police Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Funds from Disabled Veterans and Running Fraudulent Tax Preparation Business

A former Whitman, Massachusetts, police sergeant was sentenced to 48 months in prison for preparing false income tax returns for clients of his tax preparation business, obstructing the internal revenue laws, and misappropriating funds from the...

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North Carolina Resident Pleads Guilty to Preparing Fraudulent Tax Return

A Winston-Salem, North Carolina resident, who is also licensed as an attorney in Georgia, pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a fraudulent tax return, on Novemberj 13, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart...

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Alabama Resident Convicted in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Schemes That Sought $26 Million

A Phenix City, Alabama resident was convicted by a federal jury sitting in Montgomery, Alabama in two stolen identity refund fraud schemes, on November 9, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’...

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Two Executives Plead Guilty to Role in Foreign Bribery Scheme

Two former executives at a Dutch oil and gas services company (the “Oil Services Company”), Anthony “Tony” Mace and Robert Zubiate, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for their roles in a scheme...

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Massachusetts Business Owner Charged with Tax Crimes

A business owner was charged by a federal grand jury in Boston, Massachusetts, with attempting to obstruct the internal revenue laws, aiding and assisting in the filing of fraudulent corporate, personal, and employment tax returns, tax evasion, and...

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Georgia Federal Court Prohibits Tax Preparer from Preparing Tax Returns for Others

A federal court in Atlanta, Georgia, has permanently barred Tarralis K. Mack, individually and doing business as Metro Tax Advisors, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced on November 8. Mack previously...

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Day Trader Indicted in Computer Hacking and Securities Fraud Scheme Targeting Online Brokerage Accounts

A four-count indictment was returned on Novmeber 8, charging a self-described day trader with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and computer intrusions, securities fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering....

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Ohio Businessman Convicted of Tax Fraud

A Germantown, Ohio, businessman who controlled the operation of an anti-aging skincare business in Dayton, Ohio, was convicted of seven counts of filing false corporate, individual, and private foundation tax returns, on November 7, announced Acting...

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