NORTH CAROLINA A business owner plead guilty this week in federal court to filing false tax returns by recruiting people who had debts, such as home mortgages and car loans, so the…
Category: IRS
Two Paris-Based Banks Agree to Pay $787.3 Million for Violating U.S. Financial Sanctions
WASHINGTON D.C. The Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, a corporate and investment bank owned by Crédit Agricole S.A. and headquartered in Paris, agreed to forfeit $312 million and enter into a deferred…
Mastermind of $24 Million Tax Fraud Ring Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
ALABAMA A federal judge sentenced the mastermind of $24 million ID theft tax refund ring to 15 years in prison, officials announced Friday. The tax fraud resulted in 9,000 identifies stolen from…
Tax Evader Faces Prison Sentence for Hiding More Than $2 Million in Income From the IRS
COLORADO A federal jury found a businessman guilty of failing to disclose more than $2 million in income to the IRS that he earned as the owner and president of National Rebate…
Woman Admits Filing 3,000 False Tax Returns Totaling $7.5 Million (IRS Videos)
ALABAMA An Alabama woman admitted filing 3,000 false tax returns for 2012 and 2013 totaling $7.5 million, some of the information for the identity theft was obtained from databases that belonged to…
Feds: Tax Return Preparers Helped Rich Clients Hide Millions from IRS In Israeli Banks
WASHINGTON Two tax return preparers with offices located in California, Maryland and New York were sentenced today in Los Angeles for helping rich clients hide money by putting it in secret accounts…
Woman Who Used Facebook to Scam IRS and Others Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
NEW YORK A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a 34-year-old Arizona woman to six years in prison for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft involving false tax returns, according to authorities. The tax-fraud…
Father, Three Sons and Businessman Sentenced for Hiding Money from IRS
PENNSYLVANIA Four family members and businessmen were sentenced this week in U.S. District Court after being convicted of hiding money from the IRS to avoid paying taxes. In October 2010, following a…
Tax-Evading Doctor Sent to Federal Prison for Two Years, Owes IRS $4.5 Million
KENTUCKY A federal judge sentenced a London, Kentucky doctor who claimed nearly $13 million in fictitious business expenses to two years in prison, officials said. U.S. District Judge Amul R. Thapar also…
Tennessee State Rep. Indicted for Tax Evasion, Fraud and Filing False Tax Return (News Videos)
TENNESSEE A federal grand jury indicted Tennessee state representative Joe Armstrong for conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax evasion and filing a false tax return, officials said. On Friday, Armstrong plead…
Lawyer Indicted for Evading Taxes on Income He Got 10 Years Ago
CHICAGO A federal grand jury indicted a Chicago lawyer for dodging taxes on income he received two decades ago, including income he got from a lawsuit against tobacco companies, authorities stated…
Former CEO of Brokerage Firm Admits to Illegally Pocketing Millions of Dollars
LOS ANGELES – The former president and CEO of the Sherman Oaks-based Morgan Peabody, Inc. brokerage firm plead guilty to federal wire fraud charges stemming from a real estate investment scam that…