ALABAMA The Alabama ringleader of a multi-million dollar identity tax refund was sentenced to 30 years in prison for stealing 8,800 stolen IDs from the U.S. Army, Alabama state agencies and Georgia…
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Two Brothers Who Filed Phony Tax Returns Using the IDs of Dead People Sentenced
SANTA ANA, CALIF. Two brothers were sentenced Friday – with each being ordered to serve nine years and 11 months in federal prison – for their roles in a…
Psychiatrist Guilty of Paying $30,000 Bribe to IRS Agent Sentenced to Four Years
SANTA ANA, California A federal judge sentenced a psychiatrist who practices in Long Beach to more than four years in prison for paying a $30,000 bribe…
Tip to IRS Leads to L.A. Man Who Failed to Report $3 Million Income
LOS ANGELES A West Los Angeles resident who earned more than $3 million over a three-year period while working in Dubai admitted to evading paying federal taxes by failing to report his…
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon Guilty of Hiding Offshore Bank Account from IRS
A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who earned nearly $1.3 million while working in Dubai over a three-year period plead guilty Monday to failing to disclose a foreign bank account to the IRS, according to officials.
Tax Preparer Sentenced to 21 Months for Filing Fraudulent Returns
An Orange County man who prepared tax returns for clients after falsely claiming to be a certified public accountant and a former IRS agent was sentenced this morning to serve 21 months in federal prison for preparing and filing fraudulent federal income tax returns.
Las Vegas Strip Club Owner Pleads Guilty to Evading Employment Taxes
NEVADA The former owner of a Las Vegas strip club plead guilty Thursday in federal court to evading employment taxes, Court evidence indicated that Frederick John Rizzolo, 58, of Las Vegas, the…
IRS Employee Indicted for Stealing Taxpayers’ IDs and Filing Fraudulent Returns
GEORGIA A federal grand jury indicted an IRS employee Monday for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, officials announced this week, according to officials. The indictment alleges that between September 2012 and April…
Man Guilty of $800,000 Tax Refund Fraud Involving Bogus Companies
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A Los Angeles man who participated in a scheme that filed fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service seeking more than $800,000 in refunds was found guilty today…
Attorney Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Failing to Report $3.5 Million Income to IRS
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced prominent Santa Barbara Attorney Darryl W. Genis to two years in federal prison for failing to file tax returns for several years, according to officials. U.S….
Western Union Admits Money Laundering and Consumer Fraud Violations, Will Forfeit $586 Million
LOS ANGELES Federal agencies announced Thursday that Western Union Company, a global money services business headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, agreed to forfeit $586 million. Western Union admits to criminal violations, including willfully…
Feds: Californians Tried to Hide Millions of Dollars from IRS in Secret Bank Accounts
SANTA ANA, CALIF Three Orange County residents plead guilty Wednesday to failing to report their foreign bank accounts in Switzerland and Israel, the Justice Department announced. Dan Farhad Kalili, 55, of Irvine,…