Politics

Florida Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Commit Tax and Bank Fraud

A Florida businessman was sentenced to 57 months in prison in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida for conspiring to commit tax and bank fraud, on July 17th, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of...

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Florida Return Preparers Plead Guilty to Using Stolen IDs to File Fraudulent Tax Returns

Two Broward County, Florida tax return preparers pleaded guilty to conspiring to file and filing fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), on July 14th, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the...

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Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Atlanta-Area Tax Return Preparer

The complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, also requests that the court order St. Jean and MarjorieStjeanLLC to disgorge the fees that they obtained through the preparation of allegedly false returns.

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Nigerian Citizen Pleads Guilty In Missouri to $12 Million Tax Refund Fraud, Voter Fraud and Illegal Reentry

A Nigerian citizen, who resided in St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to mail fraud, on July 14th, aggravated identity theft, voter fraud and illegally re-entering the United States after having been removed, announced Acting Deputy Assistant...

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Massachusetts Man Pleaded Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the IRS Using Stolen IDs of Puerto Rico Residents to Claim Tax Refunds

A Lawrence, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty on July 13th, during his trial in the District of Massachusetts to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), access device fraud, theft of government property, aggravated identity theft and...

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Former Newark Watershed Conservation Official Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison in Bribery and Kickback Scheme

A former high-ranking employee of the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corp. (NWCDC) was sentenced to 96 months in prison for accepting $956,948 in kickback payments for his and the former executive director’s assistance in awarding work...

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Michigan Real Estate Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Obstructing the Internal Revenue Laws and Bank Fraud

A Michigan business owner was sentenced to serve a year and a day in prison for obstructing and impeding the internal revenue laws and committing bank fraud, on July 13th, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the...

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New York Restaurant Entrepreneur Sentenced to 12 ½ Years in Prison for Investment Fraud Scheme and Tax Evasion

A federal district judge in Utica, New York sentenced a Watertown, New York food and restaurant entrepreneur and franchisor to serve 150 months in prison for committing tax evasion and investment fraud, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney...

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