Two Illinois Women Plead Guilty to Conspiring to File Fraudulent Tax Returns Using Stolen Identities
Roxann Gist and Dominique King, both of Chicago, Illinois, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and other charges related to a scheme to obtain fraudulent tax refunds using stolen ID information, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M....
Missouri Man Indicted for Stealing Public School Employees’ IDs and Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns in Their Names
A federal grand jury sitting in St. Louis, Missouri, indicted a St. Louis resident on mail fraud and aggravated identity theft charges relating to a scheme to steal public school employees’ IDs and use them to file federal tax returns, announced...
Illinois Man Admits to Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns Using Stolen ID Information
A Harvey, Illinois man on February 8 pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges related to a scheme to obtain fraudulent tax refunds using stolen ID information, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M....
Second Construction Company Owner Charged with Conspiring to Pay Bribes for City of Atlanta Contracts
Charles P. Richards, Jr., has been arraigned on conspiratorial bribery charges for paying over $185,000 to obtain City of Atlanta contracts.
California Man Sentenced to Prison for Filing Tax Returns in the Name of Deceased Individuals and Stealing Social Security and Refund Checks
Hugh Robinson, a San Pablo, California resident, on February 7, was sentenced to serve 144 months in prison for filing tax returns using the identities of deceased individuals and stealing social security and refund checks destined for other...
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down New Orleans-Area Tax Return Preparer
A New Orleans-area woman prepares fraudulent tax returns for her customers, and the government seeks a court order barring her from preparing tax returns for others, according to a new civil suit filed by the United States, the Justice Department...
Healthcare Service Provider to Pay $60 Million to Settle Medicare and Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations
A major U.S. hospital service provider, TeamHealth Holdings, as successor in interest to IPC Healthcare Inc., f/k/a IPC The Hospitalists Inc. (IPC), has agreed to resolve allegations that IPC violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare, Medicaid...
U.S. Man Residing in Costa Rica Pleads Guilty for Role in Two Separate Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes
A U.S. man residing in Costa Rica on February 2 pleaded guilty for his role in two separate schemes. One scheme was a $10 million “sweepstakes scheme” that targeted elderly U.S. residents, and the other was a $2.5 million high-yield investment fraud...
