August 16, 2022 A 28-count indictment was unsealed today, charging Terrance John "TJ" Cox, of Fresno, with 15 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of money laundering, one count of financial institution fraud, and one count of campaign contribution fraud, U.S. Attorney...
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Scott Township Man Pleads Guilty in $3.8 Millions Fraud on the Payroll Protection Program
August 16, 2022 A suburban Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bank fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Randy Frasinelli, of Scott Township, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to two counts...
Myrtle Beach Family Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax-Related Coronavirus Fraud Scheme
August 16, 2022 Two members of a Myrtle Beach family were sentenced to federal prison, and a third to probation, for their roles in a scheme to defraud the Government out of more than $500,000 by submitting false tax returns, and by stealing economic impact payments...
Indiana: How the 2022 Indiana General Assembly’s Special Session Impacts Your Pocketbook
August 16, 2022 Several tax relief proposals under consideration during the 2022 General Assembly Special Session were not enacted into law. These include provisions in Senate Bill #3, such as a six-month sales tax holiday on residential utility and telecom...
South Carolina: Review Tax Credits Related to Education
August 15, 2022 So far this year, 17,831 state Individual Income Tax returns have been filed claiming $4.3 million in Teacher Classroom Expenses credits for the 2021 tax year. That's just one of several education-related state tax credits the South Carolina Department...
Owner of Medford Construction Company Indicted for $11 Million Tax Offenses and Making False Statement
August 12, 2022 A former Quincy man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a tax fraud scheme that resulted in a tax loss of approximately $4.4 million and allegedly making false statements about a fatal workplace accident. Mauricio Baiense was...
West Chester Man Indicted for Fraud and Tax Evasion
August 12, 2022 David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware announced today that Robert L. Higgins, of West Chester, PA, was indicted in a Second Superseding Indictment on eight counts of fraud and five counts of tax evasion. The Indictment charges that...
Midland Businessman Sentenced to Prison and to Pay Over $12 Million in Restitution for Failure to Pay Employee Withholding Taxes
August 10, 2022 Yesterday, a Midland man was sentenced to 24 months in prison for failure to pay over employment taxes. According to court documents, Thomas Valdez Rodriguez was the owner of both Tom-E-Lee Trucking and Tom-E-Lee Industries. From 2012 through 2018,...
Springfield Company Pays 1 Million Dollars Related to Federal Embezzlement, Bribery Investigation
August 11, 2022 A Springfield company will pay more than $1 million in forfeiture to the federal government under the terms of a non-prosecution agreement announced today, which acknowledges the criminal conduct of two former executives who are involved in a related...
Belgrade Construction Company Co-Owner Sentenced to Prison for Failing to Pay $2.8 Million in Payroll Taxes
August 10, 2022 The co-owner of H & H Earthworks, Inc., was sentenced today to 30 months in prison after she admitted to failing to pay the IRS more than $2.8 million in employee and employer taxes, and instead, spent some of the money on personal expenses,...