LOS ANGELES A former Malibu resident was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for defrauding several individuals out of more than $3 million with bogus claims that he…
Category: IRS
Tax Preparer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Preparing Hundreds of False Returns
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in federal prison for knowingly preparing nearly 400 fraudulent federal income tax returns. The fraudulent tax returns caused a loss of…
Federal Jury Indicts Mexican for Masterminding Fentanyl and Meth Scheme
LOS ANGELES A Mexican national has been indicted on federal narcotics trafficking charges that allege he oversaw a drug trafficking organization, officials stated this week. The organization acquired large quantities of fentanyl…
Calif. Tax Preparer Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Being Involved in a Long-Running Fraud Led By a Social Worker
SANTA ANA, California Officials stated that the owner of a Westminster-based tax preparation business was sentenced Monday to three years and five months in federal prison for his involvement in a tax…
Businessman Fails to Report Nearly $9 Million in Company’s Income
SANTA ANA, California The owner of a Newport Beach-based artificial turf company plead guilty Friday to a federal criminal charge for failing to report nearly $9 million in income his business earned….
Calif. Tax Preparer Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Preparing $6 Million in False Returns
LOS ANGELES An Inland Empire tax preparer was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for knowingly filing thousands of tax returns that falsely claimed deductions, officials stated. These deductions included…
Georgia Woman Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud Scheme Involving 200 People in 19 States
A Georgia woman was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday for conspiring to defraud the IRS by promoting a nationwide tax fraud scheme involving more than 200 participants in at least…
Florida Escort Guilty of Underreporting Income, Resulting in $278,000 in Tax Losses
WASHINGTON A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, escort pleaded guilty today to filing a false corporate tax return, officials announced. According to court documents, Jami Kopacz worked as a paid escort for clients across…
Florida Businessman Guilty of Evading Taxes on Millions, Stashing Money Around the World
FLORIDA A Lake Worth, Florida, businessman plead guilty Friday to tax evasion and willful failure to file a Report of Foreign Bank or Financial Account, officials said Friday. According to court documents,…
Former IRS Employee Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion of More than Half-a-Million Dollars
NEVADA An ex-IRS employee was sentenced Tuesday to 32 months in prison in Las Vegas, Nevada, for tax evasion, according to officials. Craig Orrock also obstructed IRS efforts to collect those taxes…
Man Who Fraudulently Got a Fat IRS Refund Check Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Florida A federal court judge sentenced a Ft. Myers, Florida man to 18 months in prison for stealing government funds and violating internal revenue laws, officials announced Tuesday. In addition to the…
Man Guilty of Hiding More than $1 Million in Israeli Offshore Bank Accounts
Los Angeles A Los Angeles man plead guilty Monday in federal court to failing to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts or FBAR), which would have disclosed his foreign bank…