July 22, 2022 A Florida man will make his initial court appearance today on charges related to his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $1.6 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) payments, U.S....
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Colorado Couple Indicted for Payroll and Personal Tax Fraud
July 21, 2022 The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces Jay G. Mills and Danielle A. Mills were indicted by a federal grand jury on March 23, 2022, on charges of failure to account for and pay over employment payroll taxes and failure to file...
St. Petersburg Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Involvement in Tax Fraud Conspiracy
July 21, 2022 U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Eurich Griffin III to four years and nine months in federal prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing false and fraudulent tax returns. In addition to the term of imprisonment,...
Burlington County Woman Sentenced One Year and One Day in Prison for role in Scheme to Launder Money , Defraud Internet Donors
July 21, 2022 A Burlington County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for her role in a GoFundMe scam that gained nationwide attention, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Katelyn McClure, of Bordentown, New Jersey,...
Real Estate Consultant Sentenced for Tax Crimes in Kickback Scheme
July 21, 2022 A Michigan real estate consultant and accountant was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for filing false tax returns with the IRS that omitted more than $800,000 in income, most of which he earned from a kickback scheme. According to court documents...
Court Bars Monroe Man From Working as a Tax Preparer in Louisiana
July 21, 2022 A Monroe man who pleaded guilty to a tax fraud-related felony is barred permanently from working as a tax preparer in Louisiana. The defendant was arrested in Dec. 2019 for a tax fraud scheme involving state child care tax credits. According to the...
Second Defendant Pleads Guilty to Multimillion Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Professional Athletes and a PPP Loan Fraud Scheme
July 20, 2022 A California man pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others in separate fraud schemes to defraud the IRS and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal loans initiative designed to help businesses pay their employees and meet expenses during...
Louisiana Return Preparer Sentenced to Additional Prison Time for Second Tax Fraud Conspiracy
July 20, 2022 A Louisiana woman was sentenced today to 10 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States. This sentence will begin to run after the completion of her previous sentence, imposed on April 14, of one year and one day in prison. According to...
Final Defendant Sentenced to Prison for Role in Nationwide Tax Fraud Scheme
July 20, 2022 A Georgia woman was sentenced to 51 months in prison today for conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting a nationwide tax fraud scheme involving more than 200 participants in at least 19 states. According to court documents and statements made...
Syracuse Entrepreneur Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
July 20, 2022 Dean Whittles, formerly of Syracuse, was sentenced today in federal court in Utica to 2 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to one felony count of willfully failing to pay federal payroll taxes, announced United States Attorney Carla B....