July 13, 2022 The Minnesota Department of Revenue announced that the Anoka County Attorney’s Office recently charged Fady Bshara Daw, of North Oaks, with three felony counts of filing false or fraudulent tax returns. The complaint states that Mr. Daw is a registered...
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Iowa: Administrative Rules – Available for Public Comment; Adopted & Filed
July 13, 2022 The Iowa Department of Revenue has submitted a new proposed rule to the Iowa Legislature, available for public comment through August 11, 2022. See individual notice below for details. Sales, Use, and Excise TaxesThis proposed rulemaking reorganizes the...
Polk County Man Sentenced for Role in Construction-Related Wire Fraud and Tax Fraud Conspiracy
July 12, 2022 U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Guillermo Inamagua of Davenport to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States and the Internal Revenue Service. In...
Rhode Island Woman to Admit to Falsifying Military Service; False use of Military Medals; Identity Theft; and Fraudulently Collecting More than $250,000 in Veteran Benefits and Charitable Contributions
July 12, 2022 According to a signed plea agreement filed today in U.S. District Court in Providence, a Rhode Island woman who, it is alleged, falsely claimed to be a cancer-stricken U.S. Marine decorated with the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, and who allegedly used...
Virginia: New Virginia Tax Laws for July 1, 2022
July 11, 2022 Starting July 1, 2022, a number of new state and local tax laws go into effect in Virginia. Some of the highlights include: Reduced sales tax on groceriesBeginning January 1, 2023, sales tax on food for home consumption and certain essential personal...
Maryland: SDAT Raises Business Personal Property Exemption From $2,500 TO $20,000
July, 11, 2022 The Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) today announced that HB268, which raises the exemption from personal property assessment for all Maryland businesses from $2,500 to $20,000, has taken effect. This legislation will save...
New York: Queens Restaurant and Nightclub to Pay More Than $1 Million in Restitution After Guilty Plea to Multiple Felonies
July 8, 2022 The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and the Queens District Attorney’s Office today announced Mamajuana Queens, a restaurant and nightclub located at 33-15 56th Street, Queens, and its owner Oscar Monegro, Jr., pled guilty to multiple...
ER Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
July 8, 2022 In emergency room doctor from Golden, Mississippi has been sentenced to almost 3 years in prison today for failing to pay his taxes. According to court documents, and evidence presented at trial, Dr. Kevin L. Crandell was an emergency room physician who...
Owner of Chicago Shipping Companies Charged with Helping Prepare False Corporate Tax Returns
July 8, 2022 On July 6, a federal grand jury in Chicago, Illinois, charged a Florida man with aiding in the preparation and filing of false corporate tax returns. According to the indictment, from 2016 to 2017, Athanasios “Tom” Dimitropoulos, of New Port Richey,...
Office Manager for Veterinary Hospital Sentenced to One Year for Kickback Scheme
July 7, 2022 Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joleen Minnich, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 12 months and one day in prison for wire fraud and...