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Civil and Criminal Actions 2011

Department of Justice Press Releases on Civil and Criminal Actions Taken as a Result of IRS Enforcement Activities - Calendar Year 2011

NOTE: The links to the releases will take you to the Department of Justice. This list below is not all inclusive.

 

Release Date

Release Number

Type of Action

Title of Release
12/30/11 11-1719 Criminal CDR Financial Products and Its Owner Plead Guilty to Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Related to Municipal Bond Investments
12/28/11 11-1711 Civil California Federal Court Blocks Bogus Tax Credit Scheme
12/21/11 11-1695 Criminal Alabama Woman Sentenced to 94 Months in Prison for Stealing Identities of Student Loan Borrowers
12/21/11 11-1691 Criminal North Carolina Businessman Guilty of Failing to Pay More Than $15 Million in Payroll Taxes for Temporary Staffing Companies
12/20/11 11-1676 Civil Federal Court Bars Alabama Woman from Preparing Tax Returns
12/19/11 11-1672 Criminal Michigan Tax Defiers Sentenced to Jail for Tax Fraud Scheme
12/16/11 11-1662 Criminal Louisiana Man Indicted for Corruptly Interfering with the IRS and Filing False Tax Returns
12/15/11 11-1649 Criminal Maryland Business Owner Pleads Guilty for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
12/15/11 11-1644 Civil Federal Court Bars Operator of New Jersey Tax Firm from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
12/12/11 11-1621 Criminal Houston-Area Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty
12/12/11 11-1620 Criminal Virginia Contractor Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme and Subscribing to a False Tax Return
12/09/11 11-1616 Criminal Brooklyn Accountant Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes
12/09/11 11-1612 Criminal Former New York Con Ed Manager Sentenced to Serve 70 Months in Prison for Fraud, Bribery and Tax Crimes
12/09/11 11-1611 Civil US Files Lawsuit in Miami to Block Promotion of Tax Fraud Scheme
12/08/11 11-1609 Criminal San Diego Investment Manager Indicted in Utah for Alleged Role in $25 Million Fraud Scheme
12/08/11 11-1608 Criminal Houston Investment Manager Indicted in Utah for Alleged Role in $72 Million Fraud Scheme
12/08/11 11-1597 Criminal Wachovia Bank N.A. Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Employees in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $148 Million to Federal and State Agencies
12/07/11 11-1594 Criminal Operator of Detroit School and Day Care Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
12/07/11 11-1593 Criminal Virginia Man Convicted for Filing a False Refund Claim Based on Fraudulent IRS forms
12/07/11 11-1592 Criminal Melville, NY, Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Over Employment Taxes
12/07/11 11-1589 Criminal Client of UBS and Swiss Cantonal Bank Indicted for Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS
12/06/11 11-1583 Criminal Seven Charged in Florida in $120 Million National Tax Fraud Scheme
12/01/11 11-1562 Criminal Alabama Doctor Pleads Guilty; Husband Convicted of Tax Fraud
11/30/11 11-1556 Criminal Ohio Insurance Salesman Arrested on Tax Charges
11/29/11 11-1547 Criminal Former Massachusetts Scientist and Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Grant Fraud
11/21/11 11-1518 Criminal New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in $670 Million Fraud Scheme
11/18/11 11-1517 Criminal Former Tennessee Inmate Sentenced to 92 Months in Prison for Filing False Tax Claims for Prison Inmates
11/18/11 11-1515 Criminal Second Conviction for Prince George's, Maryland, County Tax Defier
11/18/11 11-1514 Criminal Kansas City, Kan., Lawyer Sentenced on Tax Charges
11/18/11 11-1511 Criminal Former Washington, D.C., Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Three Years for Preparing False Returns
11/18/11 11-1510 Criminal Alabama Return Preparer Sentenced to 18 Months for Preparing False Income Tax Returns
11/17/11 11-1504 Criminal HSBC India Client Indicted for Tax Evasion and Failing to Report Foreign Bank Accounts
11/16/11 11-1501 Criminal Former Pittsfield, Mass., Entrepreneur Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Financial Crimes
11/15/11 11-1494 Criminal Alabama Tax Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds
11/10/11 11-1483 Civil Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down South Florida Tax Preparer
11/10/11 11-1482 Criminal Tenth Person Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations in Las Vegas
11/10/11 11-1480 Civil Federal Court Bars Eastern Pennsylvania Woman from Preparing Tax Returns
11/09/11 11-1477 Criminal Ninth Person Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations in Las Vegas
11/08/11 11-1470 Criminal Hawaiian Firearms Business Owner Convicted of Federal Tax Offenses
11/07/11 11-1456 Civil Federal Court Shuts Down Tax Return Preparer Siblings in Southern California
11/04/11 11-1459 Criminal Self-Proclaimed “Governor” of Alabama and Wife Convicted of Tax Fraud
11/04/11 11-1457 Criminal Two Individuals Sentenced in Connection with $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage and Loan Modification Scheme
11/04/11 11-1455 Civil Federal Court Orders Iowa Construction Company to Pay Employment Taxes
11/03/11 11-1445 Criminal Alabama Return Preparers Found Guilty of Tax Crimes
11/02/11 11-1441 Civil Federal Court Bars Oregon Man from Promoting Tax-Fraud Schemes
11/01/11 11-1438 Criminal Owner of Miami Company Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank
11/01/11 11-1434 Civil Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Detroit Tax Return Preparer
11/01/11 11-1432 Civil Federal Court Permanently Bars Two Louisiana Tax Preparers
10/26/11 11-1415 Criminal California Man Sentenced in Las Vegas for Filing False Liens Against Federal Employees
10/25/11 11-1404 Civil New Orleans Federal Court Bars Louisiana Woman from Preparing Improper Tax Returns
10/24/11 11-1399 Criminal Las Vegas Attorney Pleads Guilty to Charges Relating to Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations and Scheme to Commit Bank Fraud
10/21/11 11-1394 Criminal Seventh Guilty Plea in Connection with Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners' Associations
10/21/11 11-1391 Civil Justice Department Sues U.S. FDA Employee and Former NY Corrections Official to Block Alleged Tax-Fraud Scheme
10/20/11 11-1387 Criminal Texas Resident Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank
10/20/11 11-1386 Criminal Sixth Guilty Plea in Connection with Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations
10/17/11 11-1368 Civil Federal Court Bars Newark, NJ, Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
10/14/11 11-1366 Criminal Montgomery, Alabama, Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Conspiracies
10/13/11 11-1359 Criminal Two Charged with Conspiracy and Filing False Tax Returns in a Corporate Scheme Based in South Florida
10/13/11 11-1353 Civil United States Files Suit to Stop Florida Woman from Promoting Form 1099-OID Tax Fraud Scheme
10/11/11 11-1343 Criminal Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Tax Crimes
10/11/11 11-1341 Criminal Fifth Guilty Plea in Connection with Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners' Associations
10/05/11 11-1324 Criminal Superseding Indictment Filed in $670 Million Fraud Scheme
10/04/11 11-1318 Criminal Rhode Island Jewelry Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax Return
10/04/11 11-1316 Criminal Niagara Falls, New York, Financial Advisor Sentenced to Prison for Promoting and Using Abusive Tax Shelters
10/04/11 11-1314 Criminal Justice Department Prevails in Three Tax Shelter Cases on Same Day
10/04/11 11-1312 Civil Chicago Lawyer Barred from Promoting Tax Shelters Generating $370 Million in Sham Deductions
10/03/11 11-1307 Civil Justice Department Sues to Shut Down New Jersey Tax Preparer
10/03/11 11-1305 Criminal Montgomery, Alabama, Woman Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds
09/30/11 11-1298 Criminal Eight California Residents Indicted for Their Roles in Scheme Claiming More Than $19 Million in Fraudulent Tax Refunds
09/30/11 11-1296 Criminal Harris County, Texas, Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to FBI; Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty to False Tax Statement
09/30/11 11-1290 Civil Justice Department Seeks to Bar Former Owner of Brooklyn, NY, Tax Firm from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
09/30/11 11-1288 Criminal Florida Man Sentenced for Filing False Liens Against Federal Law Enforcement Employees
09/28/11 11-1277 Criminal Houston-based Principals of A&O Entities Sentenced in Virginia for $100 Million Fraud Scheme
09/28/11 11-1273 Civil Federal Court Bars Southern California Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
09/28/11 11-1268 Criminal HSBC India Client Indicted for Conspiracy to Defraud the Internal Revenue Service
09/27/11 11-1262 Criminal President of Virginia-Based Connection Newspapers Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
09/23/11 11-1254 Criminal Fourth Las Vegas Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners' Associations
09/23/11 11-1252 Civil Federal Court in Los Angeles Shuts Down Tax Preparer
09/22/11 11-1237 Civil Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Michigan Promoters of Alleged Tax Fraud Scheme
09/21/11 11-1233 Criminal Second Californian Sentenced on False Tax Refund Conspiracy
09/21/11 11-1225 Civil Federal Court Shuts Down South Florida Tax Return Preparer
09/20/11 11-1215 Criminal Bloomfield, Michigan, Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
09/20/11 11-1214 Criminal Former Executive of Auto Parts Retailer Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Fraud Scheme
09/20/11 11-1213 Civil Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Detroit Tax Preparer
09/15/11 11-1197 Criminal Former Colorado Resident Convicted in Pennsylvania of Conspiring to Defraud the Internal Revenue Service
09/15/11 11-1195 Criminal Baton Rouge, La., Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Aiding in Preparation of False Tax Returns
09/15/11 11-1192 Civil Texas Federal Court Bars Two Men from Promoting Alleged Tax Scam Involving Fictitious Methane at Landfills
09/14/11 11-1191 Criminal Former Heber City, Utah, Resident Indicted in Salt Lake City for Presenting False Claims to the United States
09/14/11 11-1190 Criminal Californian Convicted for Evading More Than $150,000 in Taxes
09/14/11 11-1188 Criminal Detroit-Area Gas Station Owner and His Bookkeeper Convicted of Tax Crime
09/14/11 11-1185 Criminal Montgomery, Ala., Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Two Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Conspiracies
09/13/11 11-1181 Criminal Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty in Connection with Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations
09/13/11 11-1179 Criminal Former North Carolinian Sentenced for Obstructing and Impeding the Internal Revenue Service
09/12/11 11-1172 Criminal Two Alabamians Plead Guilty for Role in Tax Fraud Conspiracy
09/12/11 11-1170 Criminal Canadian National Sentenced to Serve 50 Months in Prison for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies Involving New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency at Superfund Site
09/09/11 11-1166 Criminal CSK Auto Corporation Agrees to Pay $20.9 Million to Resolve Violations of Securities Laws Related to Scheme to Manipulate Corporate Earnings
09/09/11 11-1161 Civil Two Los Angeles Residents Permanently Barred by Federal Court from Forming Trusts for Taxpayers
09/08/11 11-1154 Criminal Former Fort Pierce, Fla., Detective and Tax Preparer Sentenced for Tax Fraud
09/08/11 11-1152 Criminal Missouri CPA Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Mail Fraud and Tax Evasion
09/07/11 11-1146 Criminal Alabama Woman Sentenced 33 Months in Prison for Role in Tax Fraud Conspiracy
09/07/11 11-1143 Criminal Six Individuals Indicted for Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Schemes in Alabama
09/06/11 11-1138 Criminal New York Stock Broker Sentenced to Prison in International Stock Fraud Scheme
09/06/11 11-1137 Criminal Miami Construction Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
09/01/11 11-1130 Criminal Former Arizona Army National Guard Member Charged with Participating in Bribery and Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
08/31/11 11-1122 Criminal Florida Couple Indicted for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Failure to Account for and Pay Over Employment Taxes
08/31/11 11-1121 Criminal Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Refund Claims
08/31/11 11-1120 Criminal New Mexico Farmer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Tax Fraud, Fraudulently Collecting Farm Subsidies
08/30/11 11-1112 Criminal Former Washington, D.C., Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Income Tax Returns
08/29/11 11-1105 Criminal Ohio Homebuilder Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Tax Fraud, Bank Fraud, Money Laundering and Obstruction of Justice Schemes
08/26/11 11-1093 Criminal Florida Owner of Construction Business Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Employment Tax Fraud
08/25/11 11-1091 Criminal Michigan Man Convicted of Obstructing the Internal Revenue Service in IRS Form 1099-OID Schemes and Gun Crime
08/19/11 11-1068 Criminal Businessman Pleads Guilty in Utah to Tax Charge
08/18/11 11-1061 Criminal Former Owner of New York City Garment Assembly Company Pleads Guilty for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
08/16/11 11-1050 Civil Justice Department Seeks to Require Iowa Construction Company to Pay Employment Taxes It Withholds from Employees’ Wages
08/12/11 11-1043 Civil Federal Court Shuts Down Chicago-Area Tax Return Preparer
08/11/11 11-1038 Criminal Mansfield, Texas, Man Admits to Theft of Government Property and Aggravated Identity Theft
08/09/11 11-1029 Criminal Alabama Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Role in Tax Fraud Conspiracy
08/05/11 11-1020 Criminal Two Telecommunications Executives Convicted by Miami Jury on All Counts for Their Involvement in Scheme to Bribe Officials at State-Owned Telecommunications Company in Haiti
08/05/11 11-1018 Civil Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Alabama Tax Return Preparer
08/04/11 11-1013 Criminal Alabama Return Preparers Charged with Conspiracy, Identity Theft, Filing False Tax Returns and Lying to Federal Agents
08/04/11 11-1010 Criminal Detroit-Area Strip Club Owner Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Using Computer Program to Delete Clubs’ Sales to Cheat on Taxes
08/04/11 11-1009 Criminal Las Vegas Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud and Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
08/03/11 11-1006 Criminal Two Loan Officers and One Title Agent Charged in $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage and Loan Modification Scheme Plead Guilty in Miami
08/03/11 11-1003 Criminal UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return
08/02/11 11-996 Civil Federal Court in Los Angeles Bars California Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
08/02/11 11-995 Criminal Former UBS Banker Charged with Helping U.S. Taxpayers Use Secret Swiss Bank Accounts to Evade U.S. Taxes
07/26/11 11-969 Criminal Phoenix Men Convicted in Money Laundering and Tax Scheme
07/26/11 11-968 Criminal Former Northern Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Impeding the Internal Revenue Service
07/22/11 11-961 Criminal Five Employees of A&O Entities Sentenced to Prison for $100 Million Fraud Scheme
07/21/11 11-957 Criminal Swiss International Bank's Former Head of North America Offshore Banking, Others Charged with Conspiracy
07/21/11 11-954 Criminal “Project Delirium” Results in Nearly 2,000 Arrests During 20-Month Operation, Seizures of More Than 12 Tons of Drugs and $62 Million in U.S. Currency
07/20/11 11-947 Criminal Pennsylvania Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Document with the Internal Revenue Service
07/20/11 11-946 Civil Court Bars Georgia Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
07/19/11 11-941 Criminal Richmond, Virginia, Businessman Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Role in Investment Fraud Scheme Causing Millions in Losses
07/19/11 11-939 Criminal President of Washington, D.C., Area Community Newspaper Chain Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
07/18/11 11-934 Criminal Tax Defendant Pleads Guilty in Florida to Filing False Liens for $48.489 Billion Against Federal Law Enforcement
07/18/11 11-933 Civil D.C. Federal Court Bars Company from Promoting Alleged Tax Scheme Involving Improper Easements on Historic Buildings
07/15/11 11-931 Criminal Internet Communications Firm Owners Plead Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud and Failure to Pay Tax
07/15/11 11-929 Criminal Former Alabama Mayor Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Filing False Tax Returns
07/14/11 11-921 Civil Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Iowa Tax Preparers
07/13/11 11-918 Civil Federal Court Bars Idaho Woman from Promoting “Form 1099-OID” Tax Scheme
07/13/11 11-912 Civil Justice Department Sues to Stop Nationwide “Welfare Benefit Plan” Tax Scheme
07/13/11 11-910 Criminal Florida Telecommunications Company, Two Executives, an Intermediary and Two Former Haitian Government Officials Indicted for Their Alleged Participation in Foreign Bribery Scheme
07/12/11 11-905 Civil Federal Court Bars Three Men from Promoting “Intermediary Transaction” Tax Shelter
07/11/11 11-904 Criminal Virginia Couple Sentenced for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
07/11/11 11-903 Criminal Detroit-Area Men Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion
07/07/11 11-890 Criminal JPMorgan Chase Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Employees in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $228 Million to Federal and State Agencies
07/06/11 11-884 Criminal Coinciding with One-Year Anniversary of “Operation Stolen Dreams,” Three Loan Officers and a Title Agent Charged in $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage and Loan Modification Scheme
07/06/11 11-883 Criminal Miami Contractor Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Employment Tax Fraud
07/01/11 11-875 Civil Federal Court Permanently Bars Detroit Woman from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
07/01/11 11-874 Civil Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Louisiana Tax Preparers
06/30/11 11-864 Civil United States Sues Seattle-Area Man to Bar Him from Promoting Alleged “Form 1099-OID” Tax Fraud Scheme
06/30/11 11-862 Criminal Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $38.5 Million
06/30/11 11-860 Civil Federal Court Bars Alabama Woman from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
06/30/11 11-859 Civil Justice Department Sues to Stop Orange County, California, Man from Selling Billions in Fake Tax Credits
06/28/11 11-851 Criminal HSBC India Client Indicted for Filing False Tax Returns and Failing to Report Foreign Bank Account
06/22/11 11-824 Criminal Belarusian National is Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Participating in International Online Scheme to Steal U.S. Tax Refunds
06/22/11 11-821 Criminal Former Army Contracting Officials Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the U.S. & Filing False Tax Returns and Ethics Forms
06/22/11 11-815 Criminal Michael Jackson’s Former General Manager Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges in Washington, D.C., Court
06/20/11 11-800 Criminal California UBS Clients Plead Guilty to Hiding Assets in Secret Swiss Bank Account
06/16/11 11-785 Criminal Alabama Women Sentenced for Roles in Tax Fraud Conspiracy
06/16/11 11-782 Criminal Five Alabama Tax Return Preparers Charged with Tax Fraud
06/16/11 11-780 Civil Federal Court Bars Firm with Offices in Pennsylvania and Virginia from Promoting Stock-Loan Tax Scheme
06/15/11 11-776 Criminal Montgomery, Alabama, Woman Pleads Guilty for Role in Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Conspiracy
06/10/11 11-759 Criminal Jackson County, Michigan, Man Charged with Gun Crime and Obstructing the Internal Revenue Service
06/09/11 11-757 Criminal Former Detective and Tax Preparer Convicted of Tax Fraud in Florida
06/09/11 11-752 Criminal Tyler, Texas, Tax Preparer Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns
06/07/11 11-737 Criminal California Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Liens Against Federal Employees
06/07/11 11-733 Criminal Cincinnati Man Pleads Guilty to Selling More Than $1 Million in Counterfeit Tax Preparation Software
06/06/11 11-725 Civil Federal Court Bars Philadelphia Tax Firm and Owner from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
06/03/11 11-721 Criminal Former Senator and Presidential Candidate John Edwards Charged for Alleged Role in Scheme to Violate Federal Campaign Finance Laws
06/02/11 11-717 Civil Federal Court Bars Florida Man from Promoting Alleged “Form 1099-OID” Tax Fraud Scheme
06/01/11 11-712 Criminal Florida Physician Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraudulent Lobbying and Fund Raising Conspiracy
06/01/11 11-708 Criminal Florida and Arkansas Residents Charged for Involvement in Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme
05/27/11 11-699 Civil Federal Court Shuts Down Georgia Tax Return Preparers
05/27/11 11-691 Criminal San Diego Attorney Sentenced for Tax Crimes
05/25/11 11-681 Criminal North Carolina Pilot Indicted for Filing False Tax Returns and Obstructing the IRS
05/25/11 11-680 Criminal Jackson County, Michigan, Man Arrested and Charged with Obstructing the IRS in Form 1099-OID Schemes
05/25/11 11-679 Civil Federal Court Bars Chicago Woman from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
05/24/11 11-676 Criminal Jenkens & Gilchrist Attorneys, Former BDO Seidman CEO and Deutsche Bank Broker Found Guilty in New York of Multi-Billion Dollar Criminal Tax Fraud Scheme
05/24/11 11-671 Civil Federal Court Bars Arizona Family from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
05/24/11 11-670 Criminal Alabama Tax Preparer Sentenced for Identity Theft and Filing False Tax Returns
05/24/11 11-669 Criminal New Jersey UBS Client Sentenced for Failing to Report More Than $1 Million in Swiss Bank Account
05/23/11 11-668 Civil Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down South Florida Tax Preparers
05/23/11 11-665 Criminal New Jersey UBS Client Sentenced for Failing to Report More Than $750,000 in Swiss Bank Account
05/23/11 11-663 Criminal Leadership, Members and Associates of the Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Family Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Crimes
05/19/11 11-643 Criminal Federal Court Bars Ohio Accountant and Former Business Partner from Promoting Oil-and-Gas Tax Fraud Scheme
05/19/11 11-642 Criminal Bank Director Charged with Hiding Foreign Assets
05/18/11 11-635 Criminal New Mexico Physician and Wife Sentenced on Federal Tax Evasion Convictions
05/13/11 11-618 Criminal Former CFO of National Auto Parts Retailer Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Manipulate Corporate Earnings
05/13/11 11-616 Civil Federal Court Bars Houston-Area Tax Preparers from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
05/12/11 11-613 Criminal Former Massachusetts Direct Mail Printing Executive Sentenced to Serve 30 Months in Prison for His Role in Fraud Conspiracies and Tax Evasion
05/12/11 11-606 Civil Justice Department Sues to Halt “Sham Cemetery” Tax Scams
05/11/11 11-600 Civil Federal Court Bars North Georgia Man from Promoting Form 1099-OID Tax Scheme
05/10/11 11-597 Criminal Man Indicted for Tax Evasion in Tennessee
05/10/11 11-596 Criminal California Company, Its Two Executives and Intermediary Convicted by Federal Jury in Los Angeles on All Counts for Their Involvement in Scheme to Bribe Officials at State-Owned Electrical Utility in Mexico
05/09/11 11-589 Criminal Uzbek Man Sentenced for Role in Multi-National Racketeering and Forced Labor Enterprise
05/09/11 11-586 Criminal Former Tax Planning Firm Executive Sentenced in Salt Lake City for Tax Offense
05/05/11 11-575 Civil Federal Court Bars North Carolina Man from Promoting Alleged Tax Fraud Scheme
05/04/11 11-570 Criminal Pennsylvania Tax Defier Home Builder and Landlord Convicted of Tax Fraud
05/04/11 11-567 Criminal UBS AG Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Employees in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $160 Million to Federal and State Agencies
05/04/11 11-566 Criminal Michigan Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
05/04/11 11-564 Civil United States Sues to Shut Down Eastern Pennsylvania Tax Preparer
04/28/11 11-540 Criminal Two Indicted in Alabama for Filing False Income Tax Returns Using Stolen Identities
04/28/11 11-538 Civil Federal Court Bars Colorado Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
04/27/11 11-533 Criminal North Carolina Bank Agrees to Pay $400,000 in Restitution to Victims of Investment Fraud Scheme It Failed to Detect and Report
04/26/11 11-529 Criminal Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Corruptly Endeavoring to Impede the Internal Revenue Service
04/26/11 11-526 Criminal Baton Rouge, La., Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Aiding in Preparation of False Tax Returns
04/26/11 11-520 Civil Federal Court Bars Chicago Woman from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
04/25/11 11-515 Criminal Lake Worth, Fla., Owner of Construction Business Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy
04/22/11 11-511 Criminal New York Broker Pleads Guilty in International Stock Fraud Scheme
04/22/11 11-510 Criminal Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Tax Fraud Conspiracy
04/20/11 11-493 Civil Federal Court Permanently Bars San Antonio Man from Preparing Tax Returns
04/19/11 11-490 Criminal Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Convicted for $2.9 Billion Fraud Scheme That Contributed to the Failure of Colonial Bank
04/19/11 11-489 Civil Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Southern California Tax Return Preparer
04/19/11 11-487 Civil Federal Court Bars Philadelphia Tax Firm and Owner from Claiming First-Time-Homebuyer Tax Credit for Customers
04/14/11 11-479 Criminal Two Former Washington, DC, Tax Return Preparers Charged with Preparing False Income Tax Returns
04/14/11 11-474 Criminal Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Failure to File Federal Income Tax Return
04/14/11 11-471 Civil Federal Court Permanently Bars Texas Man from Operating Businesses Because of Unpaid Payroll Taxes
04/14/11 11-470 Civil U.S. Court Bars California Man from Selling or Administering Pension and Employee Welfare-Benefit Plans
04/13/11 11-468 Criminal Houston Tax Return Preparer Charged with Filing False Income Tax Returns
04/13/11 11-467 Criminal New York Woman Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax Return; Did Not Report Her HSBC India Bank Account Held $8.3 Million
04/11/11 11-457 Criminal Richmond, Virginia Businessman Pleads Guilty for Role in Investment Fraud Scheme Causing Millions in Losses
04/07/11 11-439 Civil Justice Department Asks Court to Allow IRS to Seek HSBC India Bank Account Records
04/06/11 11-434 Criminal New Jersey Wastewater Treatment and Chemical Supply Company and Owner Sentenced for Their Role in Fraud Conspiracy
04/06/11 11-433 Criminal Alabama Doctor and Husband Charged with Tax Evasion
04/06/11 11-432 Criminal Tax Defendant Indicted for Filing False Liens for Billions of Dollars Against Federal Law Enforcement
04/04/11 11-423 Criminal Virginia Contractor Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme and Failure to File Tax Return
04/01/11 11-413 Criminal Former Northern Virginia Resident Arraigned on Charges of Tax Evasion and Impeding the IRS
03/30/11 11-398 Criminal Former Employee of Charlotte, North Carolina-Based Bank Pleads Guilty for His Role in Falsifying Bank Records Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds
03/30/11 11-397 Criminal Alabama Sisters Indicted for Tax Fraud and Identity Theft
03/29/11 11-390 Criminal San Diego Used Car Wholesaler Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
03/29/11 11-389 Civil Federal Court Shuts Down Three Alabama Tax Preparers
03/28/11 11-382 Civil Federal Court Shuts Down Missouri Tax Preparer Who Promoted Tax Scam
03/24/11 11-372 Criminal DC-Area Plumber Charged with Obstructing the IRS
03/23/11 11-367 Criminal Founder of A&O Entities Convicted in $100 Million Fraud Scheme
03/22/11 11-364 Criminal Managing Director of Bank’s Investment Company Convicted of Embezzling More Than $571,000
03/22/11 11-362 Criminal New Jersey Couple Sentenced for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
03/22/11 11-361 Criminal Miami Contractor Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud
03/22/11 11-356 Criminal Virginia Couple Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy
03/22/11 11-355 Criminal Missouri CPA Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud and Tax Evasion
03/21/11 11-352 Criminal Alabama Couple Charged with Tax Evasion and Conspiracy
03/17/11 11-347 Criminal Maryland Sports Manager Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud
03/17/11 11-344 Civil Federal Court Bars Two Los Angeles Residents from Promoting Sham Trust Tax Scheme
03/17/11 11-343 Criminal Operator of Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to 17 ½ Years in Prison in Fraudulent Tax Shelter Conspiracy
03/14/11 11-328 Criminal UBS Client Sentenced in San Diego for Hiding Assets in Secret Bahamian and Swiss Bank Accounts
03/11/11 11-319 Criminal Alabama Man Indicted in Tax Fraud & Identity Theft Conspiracy
03/11/11 11-312 Criminal Former Alabama Mayor Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return
03/10/11 11-309 Criminal Florida Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Immigration Fraud Scheme and Tax Evasion Involving Florida Property Development Company
03/10/11 11-305 Criminal Tennessee Man Charged with Tax Crimes
03/10/11 11-303 Criminal Alabama Women Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud and Identity Theft
03/10/11 11-302 Criminal Alabama Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Conspiracy
03/09/11 11-298 Civil Federal Court Permanently Bars Owner and Employees of Rhode Island Firm from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
03/08/11 11-292 Criminal Former Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Report His Foreign Bank Account at UBS in Switzerland
03/04/11 11-279 Criminal Former UBS Client Sentenced for Hiding Millions in Offshore Bank Accounts
03/04/11 11-277 Civil U.S. Seeks to Bar Georgia Man from Assisting Others in Preparing False Tax Returns
03/02/11 11-268 Criminal Alabama Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud and Identity Theft
03/02/11 11-263 Criminal Former Army Major and Wife Convicted on All Charged Counts for Roles in Bribery Scheme Related to Defense Contracts to Support Iraq War
03/01/11 11-262 Criminal Alleged New England La Cosa Nostra Members and Associates Charged in Superseding Indictment with Racketeering and Other Crimes
03/01/11 11-259 Criminal South Carolina Tax Preparer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Preparing False Returns
02/28/11 11-255 Civil Justice Department Sues California Lawyer and Accountant to Bar Them from Promoting Tax Fraud Schemes
02/28/11 11-252 Criminal Former Tennessee Inmate Pleads Guilty to Filing False Claims
02/25/11 11-246 Criminal Jury Convicts Alabama Woman of Aggravated Identity Theft and Making False Statements to the Internal Revenue Service
02/24/11 11-240 Criminal South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
02/24/11 11-239 Civil U.S. Seeks to Shut Down Chicago Tax Return Preparer
02/23/11 11-230 Criminal Cincinnati Area Return Preparer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns
02/23/11 11-225 Criminal Four Swiss Bankers Charged with Helping U.S. Taxpayers Use Secret Accounts at Swiss Banks to Evade U.S. Taxes
02/23/11 11-223 Civil U.S. Sues Two California Lawyers & Kentucky Financial Professional to Block Nationwide Promotion of "Intermediary Transaction" Tax Shelter
02/23/11 11-221 Civil Justice Department Sues Georgia Man to Stop Him from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
02/18/11 11-211 Criminal Ohio Businessman Charged with Failing to Report Foreign Bank Account at UBS in Switzerland
02/18/11 11-210 Civil Federal Court Bars Florida Woman from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
02/17/11 11-204 Criminal Utah Businessman Charged with Tax Crimes
02/17/11 11-203 Civil Arkansas Woman Barred from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
02/16/11 11-195 Criminal More Than 100 Members and Associates of Transnational Organized Crime Groups Charged with Offenses Including Bank Fraud, Kidnapping, Racketeering and Health Care Fraud
02/11/11 11-179 Criminal Former Abramoff Business Partner Michael Scanlon Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Role in Public Corruption and Fraud Schemes
02/10/11 11-177 Civil Federal Court Permanently Bars North Carolina Woman from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
02/10/11 11-173 Criminal Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion Related to Organized Crime Investigation
02/10/11 11-172 Criminal Ohio Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Preparing False Returns
02/10/11 11-170 Civil Justice Department Sues Nevada Man to Stop Alleged Tax Fraud Scheme
02/09/11 11-165 Civil & Criminal Justice Department Announces Indictment and Six Lawsuits Targeting False Claims for First-time Homebuyer and Earned-income Tax Credits
02/07/11 11-157 Civil Federal Court Shuts Down Colorado Tax Preparer
02/03/11 11-148 Criminal Latin Kings Leader in Maryland Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Including Attempted Murders
02/01/11 11-137 Criminal New York Broker Indicted for Alleged Role in International Stock Fraud Scheme
01/28/11 11-119 Criminal Former Owner & Former In-House Counsel of Cincinnati Company Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes
01/27/11 11-116 Civil Federal Court Permanently Bars Joliet, Illinois, Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
01/25/11 11-106 Criminal Ripley, Ohio, Man Sentenced for Tax Crimes
01/25/11 11-105 Criminal Former Upstate New York Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to Using and Selling Abusive Trust Schemes to Obstruct the IRS
01/25/11 11-104 Criminal Hawaii Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Providing Defense Information and Services to People’s Republic of China
01/21/11 11-091 Criminal Former Controller of a Miami-Dade County Telecommunications Company Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for His Role in Foreign Bribery Scheme
01/21/11 11-087 Criminal Alabama Woman Charged with Conspiring to Use Stolen Identities of Student Loan Borrowers on False Tax Returns
01/19/11 11-075 Criminal Provident Capital Indemnity, Its President and Auditor Charged in $670 Million Fraud Scheme
01/19/11 11-074 Criminal Belarusian National Pleads Guilty to International Online Scheme to Steal U.S. Tax Refunds
01/18/11 11-063 Civil Justice Department Sues to Block North Carolina Man from Promoting Tax Scam
01/14/11 11-053 Criminal Co-Founder of Casino-Cheating Criminal Enterprise Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Targeting Casinos Across the United States
01/13/11 11-045 Criminal Detroit-Area Men Charged with Tax Evasion
01/13/11 11-044 Criminal Miami Contractor Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Employment Tax Fraud
01/12/11 11-040 Criminal Detroit Area Strip Club Owner Pleads Guilty to Using Computer Software Program to Delete Club’s Sales in Order to Cheat on Taxes
01/12/11 11-038 Civil Federal Court Permanently Bars South Florida Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
01/11/11 11-031 Criminal Cincinnati-Area Man Sentenced 30 Months in Prison for Tax Crimes
01/11/11 11-026 Criminal Maryland Man Indicted for Filing False Income Tax Returns
01/10/11 11-023 Civil Federal Court Permanently Bars Florida Woman from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
01/07/11 11-019 Criminal Ludlow Falls, Ohio, Builder Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Filing False Federal Tax Return
01/06/11 11-016 Criminal Wife of Convicted Felon Thomas Parenteau Sentenced in Ohio to 33 Months in Prison for Money Laundering Conspiracy
01/05/11 11-011 Criminal Two Alabama Women Separately Plead Guilty for Roles in Tax Fraud Conspiracy

 

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