Department of Justice Press Releases on Civil and Criminal Actions Taken as a Result of IRS Enforcement Activities - Calendar Year 2013
| Release Date |
Release Number |
Action Type |
Release Title |
| 05/03/13 |
13-501 |
Civil |
Federal Court in California Shuts Down Tax Preparer |
| 04/30/13 |
13-494 |
Civil |
Federal Court in California Shuts Down Tax Preparer |
| 04/30/13 |
13-491 |
Criminal |
Alabama Resident Indicted in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme |
| 04/30/13 |
13-490 |
Criminal |
Alabama Woman Indicted for Cashing Fraudulently Obtained Tax Refund Checks |
| 04/30/13 |
13-489 |
Criminal |
New York Man Pleads Guilty in Massachusetts to Theft of Government Property and Money Laundering in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme |
| 04/30/13 |
13-488 |
Civil |
Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking the Identities of U.S. Taxpayers with Offshore Accounts at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s FirstCaribbean International Bank |
| 04/29/13 |
13-485 |
Criminal |
Owner of Multiple New York Construction Companies Indicted for Tax Fraud |
| 04/26/13 |
13-483 |
Criminal |
New York Businessman Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes |
| 04/26/13 |
13-482 |
Criminal |
Alabama Man Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme Using Prisoner Identities |
| 04/26/13 |
13-479 |
Criminal |
Alabama Residents Indicted for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy |
| 04/24/13 |
13-469 |
Criminal |
Alabama Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud |
| 04/19/13 |
13-450 |
Criminal |
Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Capo Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy |
| 04/15/13 |
13-428 |
Civil |
Justice Department Sues to Stop South Carolina Tax Return Preparers |
| 04/15/13 |
13-427 |
Civil |
Justice Department Sues to Permanently Enjoin Florida Tax Return Preparer |
| 04/12/13 |
13-426 |
Criminal |
California Businesswoman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Conceal Israeli Bank Accounts |
| 04/12/13 |
13-424 |
Criminal |
Arizona Businessmen and California Attorney Convicted for Hiding Millions in Secret Foreign Bank Accounts at UBS AG and Pictet & Cie |
| 04/11/13 |
13-419 |
Criminal |
Former New Jersey Resident Convicted of Preparing False Tax Return |
| 04/10/13 |
13-415 |
Criminal |
Fifty-Seven Charged with Operating Illegal Online Sports Gaming Business |
| 04/10/13 |
13-414 |
Civil |
Federal Court Shuts Down Louisiana Tax Return Preparer |
| 04/10/13 |
13-412 |
Civil |
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Mo’ Money Taxes Return-Preparation Firm and Its Owners |
| 04/09/13 |
13-401 |
Criminal |
New Jersey Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Corruptly Endeavoring to Obstruct the IRS and Preparing False Tax Return |
| 04/09/13 |
13-399 |
Criminal & Civil |
Justice Department Highlights Tax Division’s Enforcement Results |
| 04/01/13 |
13-369 |
Criminal |
California Accountant Charged with Aiding and Assisting the Preparation of False Tax Returns |
| 04/01/13 |
13-367 |
Criminal |
Virginia Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Fraud |
| 03/29/13 |
13-363 |
Criminal |
Georgia Husband and Wife Tax Return Preparers Indicted for Tax Crimes |
| 03/28/13 |
13-358 |
Civil |
Federal Court Permanently Bars Indiana Firm from Preparing Tax Returns |
| 03/28/13 |
13-357 |
Criminal |
Three Sentenced in Alabama Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy |
| 03/28/13 |
13-355 |
Criminal |
Idaho Home Builder Sentenced for Tax Evasion |
| 03/27/13 |
13-352 |
Criminal |
Inmate Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns While in Alabama Federal Prison |
| 03/27/13 |
13-350 |
Civil |
Justice Department’s Civil Injunction Program Shuts Down Fraudulent Tax Return Preparers and Promoters Nationwide |
| 03/25/13 |
13-344 |
Criminal |
Self-Proclaimed “President” of Sovereign Citizen Nation Convicted in Alabama of Federal Tax Crimes |
| 03/21/13 |
13-331 |
Civil |
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Alabama Tax Preparer |
| 03/18/13 |
13-322 |
Criminal |
Georgia Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison |
| 03/14/13 |
13-308 |
Civil |
Federal Court Permanently Bars Michigan Woman from Preparing Tax Returns Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit |
| 03/13/13 |
13-304 |
Criminal |
Owner of Tax Preparation Business Sentenced in Alabama to Federal Prison |
| 03/12/13 |
13-299 |
Civil |
Court Bars South Florida Tax Return Preparers from Preparing Returns for Others |
| 03/12/13 |
13-297 |
Civil |
Justice Department Shuts Down Maryland Return Preparer |
| 03/11/13 |
13-295 |
Civil |
Court Bars Florida Tax Return Preparer from Preparing Returns for Others |
| 03/08/13 |
13-292 |
Criminal |
Alabama Corrections Officer and Former Corrections Officer Indicted for Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud |
| 03/07/13 |
13-285 |
Criminal |
Louisiana Tax Return Preparer Convicted of Stolen Identity Refund Fraud |
| 03/07/13 |
13-283 |
Criminal |
Alabama Defendants Sentenced for Their Role in a Million Dollar Identity Theft Tax Scheme |
| 03/04/13 |
13-266 |
Criminal |
Former North Carolina Builder Pleads Guilty to Tax Obstruction |
| 03/04/13 |
13-265 |
Civil |
Federal Court Bars Nashville, Tenn., Mo’ Money Taxes Licensee from Preparing Tax Returns |
| 02/27/13 |
13-247 |
Criminal |
Detroit Preparer Charged with Preparing False Tax Returns |
| 02/26/13 |
13-237 |
Civil |
Federal Court Enjoins Former Los Angeles Instant Tax Service Franchisee |
| 02/22/13 |
13-225 |
Civil |
Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Tennessee Tax Return Preparers |
| 02/21/13 |
13-223 |
Civil |
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Detroit-Area Tax Return Preparers |
| 02/21/13 |
13-222 |
Civil |
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down New Jersey Tax Return Preparer |
| 02/14/13 |
13-200 |
Criminal |
Former Executives of Stanford Financial Group Entities Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Roles in Fraud Scheme |
| 02/13/13 |
13-192 |
Civil |
Ohio Federal Court Bars Appraiser of Historic-Preservation Easements |
| 02/08/13 |
13-178 |
Criminal |
Alabama Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Running Sophisticated Million Dollar Identity Theft Tax Scheme |
| 02/08/13 |
13-177 |
Criminal |
South Florida Brothers Sentenced for Tax Evasion |
| 02/08/13 |
13-175 |
Civil |
Court Bars South Carolina Tax Return Preparers from Preparing Returns for Others |
| 02/07/13 |
13-167 |
Civil |
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Miami Tax-Preparation Office |
| 02/05/13 |
13-158 |
Civil |
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down South Florida Tax Return Preparers |
| 02/04/13 |
13-152 |
Criminal |
Family Members Sentenced in Alabama in $1.9 Million Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme |
| 02/04/13 |
13-151 |
Criminal |
Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty in a Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme |
| 02/04/13 |
13-150 |
Criminal |
Six Sentenced to Prison in Florida for Federal Tax Crimes |
| 02/04/13 |
13-149 |
Civil |
Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Tax Preparers in Prince George’s County Maryland |
| 02/01/13 |
13-146 |
Civil |
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Riverview, Fla., Tax-preparation Office Allegedly Involved in Identity Theft |
| 02/01/13 |
13-143 |
Civil |
Federal Court Bars Kansas Instant Tax Service Franchisee from Operating and Preparing Tax Returns, Orders Payment of $100,000 in Penalties |
| 01/31/13 |
13-137 |
Criminal |
Oregon Man Indicted for Tax Fraud and Identity Theft |
| 01/30/13 |
13-132 |
Criminal |
North Carolina Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns |
| 01/30/13 |
13-131 |
Criminal |
Georgia Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Jail for Identity Theft |
| 01/30/13 |
13-130 |
Criminal |
California Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Report Foreign Bank Accounts at UBS |
| 01/30/13 |
13-129 |
Civil |
Federal Court Preliminarily Bars Indianapolis Instant Tax Service Franchisee from Preparing Federal Tax Returns |
| 01/29/13 |
13-125 |
Criminal |
Dominican National Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Leading Role in Identity Trafficking Scheme |
| 01/29/13 |
13-124 |
Criminal |
Alabama State Employee Indicted for Identity Theft |
| 01/29/13 |
13-120 |
Criminal |
Alabama Employee Indicted for Providing Names to a Million Dollar Identity Theft Scheme |
| 01/29/13 |
13-119 |
Criminal |
Alabama Woman Indicted for Her Role in a Million Dollar Identity Theft Scheme |
| 01/29/13 |
13-118 |
Criminal |
Alabama Woman Indicted for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud |
| 01/28/13 |
13-114 |
Criminal |
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges |
| 01/28/13 |
13-112 |
Civil |
Justice Department Sues to Permanently Enjoin Florida Tax Return Preparer |
| 01/24/13 |
13-106 |
Criminal |
Former Co-Owner of Contracting Company Sentenced in San Antonio to 30 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Government |
| 01/24/13 |
13-105 |
Criminal |
Ohio Insurance Salesman Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Tax Obstruction and Currency Structuring |
| 01/23/13 |
13-101 |
Criminal |
New Jersey Woman Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Trafficking the Identities of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizens |
| 01/23/13 |
13-100 |
Criminal |
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion |
| 01/23/13 |
13-099 |
Criminal |
Utah Man and Nevada Woman Charged with Tax Conspiracy |
| 01/22/13 |
13-091 |
Civil |
Justice Department Sues to Stop South Carolina Tax Return Preparers Engaged in Earned Income Credit Scheme |
| 01/18/13 |
13-086 |
Civil |
Federal Employee & Former New York City Corrections Captain Barred from Promoting Alleged Tax Fraud Scheme |
| 01/17/13 |
13-081 |
Criminal |
Cordele, Georgia, Resident Indicted for Using Stolen Identities on False Tax Returns |
| 01/17/13 |
13-080 |
Criminal |
Alabama Residents Indicted Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy |
| 01/17/13 |
13-079 |
Criminal |
Seven Arrested, Charged with $22 Million Detroit-area Home Health Care Fraud Scheme |
| 01/17/13 |
13-075 |
Civil |
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Florida Tax Preparer |
| 01/16/13 |
13-072 |
Criminal |
CEO and CFO of Assisted Living Facility Chain Sentenced in North Carolina to Five Years in Prison for Tax Fraud |
| 01/15/13 |
13-066 |
Criminal |
California Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Refund Conspiracy |
| 01/15/13 |
13-063 |
Criminal |
Eleven Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in Scheme to Fraudulently Control Homeowners’ Associations in Las Vegas |
| 01/15/13 |
13-062 |
Civil |
Federal Court Permanently Bars San Antonio Tax Preparers from Preparing Tax Returns |
| 01/14/13 |
13-059 |
Criminal |
Los Angeles Check Cashing Store, Its Head Manager and Compliance Officer Sentenced for Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws |
| 01/11/13 |
13-055 |
Criminal |
Idaho Businessman Convicted of Income Tax Evasion |
| 01/11/13 |
13-052 |
Criminal |
Connecticut Couple Arrested on Tax Evasion and Conspiracy Charges |
| 01/11/13 |
13-049 |
Civil |
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Florida Tax Preparer |
| 01/11/13 |
13-047 |
Criminal |
Axius CEO Roland Kaufmann Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Pay Bribes in Stock Sales |
| 01/10/13 |
13-042 |
Criminal |
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Stolen Identity Refund Fraud |
| 01/08/13 |
13-030 |
Criminal |
South Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Failing to Disclose Income from Swiss Bank Accounts and Agrees to $21 Million Penalty |
| 01/07/13 |
13-027 |
Criminal |
Louisiana Home Inspector Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud |
| 01/07/13 |
13-022 |
Criminal |
Georgia Woman Indicted for Stealing Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds |
| 01/04/13 |
13-018 |
Criminal |
Former Owner of Employee Leasing Company Pleads Guilty in Salt Lake City to Federal Employment Tax Crime |
| 01/04/13 |
13-016 |
Criminal |
Pittsburgh Ex-Convict Pleads Guilty to Tax Obstruction |
| 01/03/13 |
13-012 |
Criminal |
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS out of $1.8 Million Dollars |
| 01/03/13 |
13-007 |
Criminal |
Former Financial Services Broker Sentenced to Serve 18 Months in Prison for Role in Conspiracies Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds |
| 01/02/13 |
13-002 |
Criminal |
Las Vegas Physician Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion |
