A man from Georgia was sentenced to a 10-year prison term on Tuesday for laundering over $4.5 million obtained through various fraudulent schemes, including business email compromise (BEC), defrauding a health care…
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Two Brothers Indicted for Illegally Trying to Get $25 Million in Cryptocurrency in Under 12 Seconds
An unsealed indictment Wednesday accused Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Pepaire-Bueno, 28, of New York, of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to the…
Former CEO publicly traded Fat Brands Inc. Indicted for Allegedly Hiding $47 Million from IRS
LOS ANGELES Andrew A. Wiederhorn, the former CEO and current primary shareholder of publicly traded Fat Brands Inc. (FAT), has been indicted on federal charges. According to the Justice Department, Wiederhorn is…
Owner of Blood Testing Lab Indicted for Allegedly Evading $5.8 Million in Taxes
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Burbank man who allegedly evaded the payment of nearly $5.8 million in federal taxes over several years by using a shill to…
L.A. Lawyer Charged for Allegedly Failing to Pay $2.4 Million in Federal Taxes
LOS ANGELES The Justice Department announced Friday that a federal grand jury has indicted Los Angeles attorney Milton C. Grimes for evading individual income tax payments and willful failure to pay taxes….
Man Who Illegally Diverted Millions of Dollars to Fund Lavish Lifestyle Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
A Rhode Island man was sentenced to eight years in prison for running a decade-long Ponzi scheme to defraud investors and evade his taxes, officials stated this week. Court documents and statements…
Tax Preparer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Swindling IRS and States Out of Millions of Dollars
SANTA ANA, California A former Orange County tax preparer was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for leading multi-year tax fraud conspiracies across three countries, officials stated. The fraud conspiracy…
Florida Man Allegedly Hid More Than $20 Million in Swiss Banks to Avoid Paying Taxes
Federal charges against Dan Rotta, a Florida man, were filed Tuesday. The charges allege he hid over $20 million in offshore Swiss bank accounts and lied to the IRS. Officials announced that…
Three Involved in Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison on Tuesday for Getting and Misusing COVID-19 Federal Loans
Three people were sentenced on Tuesday for unlawfully acquiring and misappropriating Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, which the U.S. Small Business Administration backed as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…
CEO For-Women-Beverage Co. Allegedly Got More Than $13.5 Million From More Than 1,000 Investors
LOS ANGELES An Antelope Valley woman was arrested Monday on a 39-count federal grand jury indictment alleging she obtained more than $13.5 million from more than 1,000 investors for her for-women beverage…
Two Tax Shelter Promoters Sentenced to 25 Years and 23 Years for Billion-Dollar Tax Scheme
Sold Over $1.3 Billion in Fraudulent Tax Deductions Two men were sentenced today for crimes arising from their organization, promotion, and sale of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters, officials stated. Jack…
Former CFO of Russian Natural Gas Company Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Tax Crimes
Court Also Orders Payment of Over $4 Million In Restitution and $350,000 Fine A federal judge sentenced Mark Anthony Gyetvay of Naples, Florida, on Tuesday to seven years and two months in…