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Tax Preparer Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison in $1.2 Million Tax Refund Fraud Scheme DOJ and IRS Remind Taxpayers to File Timely and Accurate Tax Returns by Tuesday, April 18, 2017 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jorge Maldonado, 52, of Oviedo, Florida, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,203,073 in […]
Fugitive Sought in $1.5 Million Quincy Real Estate Scheme Arrested in Florida BOSTON – A man accused of a fraudulent $1.5 million real estate investment scheme in Quincy, Mass., and who had been a fugitive for 20 years in connection with an unrelated New York grand theft and larceny indictment, was arrested today in Delray […]
HOUSTON With the deadline for filing income tax returns rapidly approaching, Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez and Special Agent in Charge D. Richard Goss of IRS – Criminal Investigation (CI) have jointly announced seven newly-charged tax return preparers as well as a significant sentencing and delivered a warning to those who are thinking about breaking […]
Cyber Criminal Pleads Guilty To Involvement In Long-Running Fraud Scheme Using Overseas Call Centers Earlier today, Hani Kabbara pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The plea was entered before United States Magistrate Judge Steven M. Gold at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn. The guilty plea was announced by Bridget M. Rohde, Acting United […]
Toledo-area men sentenced to nine and seven years in prison for stealing more than $1.1 million through fraudulent loan-modification scheme Two Toledo-area men were sentenced to prison for stealing more than $1.1 million from hundreds of people through a fraudulent loan-modification scheme, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent […]
Ten Arrested For Defrauding Victims Out Of More Than $9 Million In Diamonds Schemers targeted victims in New York, Las Vegas, and Mumbai, India Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal […]
If you’re on the hunt for scholarships, student loans, or grants–beware! Scam artists are on the prowl for vulnerable students. The more you know, the better you can protect yourself. Here are some common college loan and scholarship scams, and how you can avoid becoming a victim. According to FinAid, a Web-based nonprofit resource for […]
Town Of Hempstead Councilman Edward Ambrosino Indicted For Wire Fraud And Tax Evasion An eight-count indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging Edward Ambrosino with wire fraud, tax evasion, making and subscribing to false corporate tax returns, and failing to file a return or pay […]
Three Indicted For Scheme To Facilitate Evasion Of Workers’ Compensation Laws And Employment Of Undocumented Aliens In Construction Industry Jacksonville, Florida – Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the unsealing of an <a href=”https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/press-release/file/954131/download” target=”_blank”; length=254897″>indictment charging Orlando residents Anyi (“Angie”) Artica-Romero (31), Joaquin Mejia-Murillo (62), and Milton Noel Romero (34) with wire fraud […]
Everyone should be afraid of being sued with so many lawsuits being filed now days around the world. You might think that you may never be sued. How wrong you are! Let’s first take a look at how easy it is to be sued now days. One of the first dangers is being indirectly involved […]