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February 28, 2022
- Three defendants sentenced for illegal bitcoin business
- South Windsor man admits defrauding immigrant clients, USCIS
- Former payroll manager of home healthcare company pleads guilty to federal tax offense
- Chicago woman convicted on federal fraud and tax charges
- Newark woman pleads guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in connection with CARES Act fraud
- Tax Centers of America franchisee pleads guilty to preparing false returns
February 25, 2022
- Syracuse entrepreneur pleads guilty to tax fraud
- Lycoming County man sentenced for tax evasion
- BitConnect founder indicted in global $2.4 billion cryptocurrency scheme
- Bloomsburg woman sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for $430,000 fraud scheme, including $300,000 in Covid relief fraud
- Former members of Tribal leadership sentenced for multimillion dollar embezzlement scheme
- Winchester man convicted of COVID relief fraud
- Irvine man arrested on charge alleging he fraudulently obtained more than $5 million in COVID relief loans for sham companies
- CEO sentenced for bribing former Norfolk sheriff
February 24, 2022
- Oakland woman sentenced to three years in million dollar pandemic relief fraud
- Former MTA special inspector sentenced for COVID-19 relief fraud
- Chesterland man sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution for COVID-19 relief fraud
- Jury convicts Arizona and California men for $20 million dollar investment fraud
- Area residents charged in multi-layered fraud scheme
February 23, 2022
- Owner of steel drum company admits to defrauding over $20 million from a Harford County, Maryland manufacturer in kickback scheme
- Kissimmee man sentenced to 18 months for tax fraud
- Business owner pleads guilty to failure to pay millions of dollars of taxes
- RGV tax preparer indicted for filing false returns
- Husband and wife plead guilty to false statement to an agency of the United States, tax evasion, and bankruptcy fraud
- Man pleads guilty to transportation for prostitution and money laundering
- Hopkins man sentenced to prison for tax evasion
February 22, 2022
- Tax collector sentenced for stealing tax payments and filing false tax returns
- Bucks County construction business owner pleads guilty to nearly $1.3 million tax fraud scheme
- COVID fraudster returned to custody following discovery of Las Vegas casino activities
- Springfield woman indicted for reselling stolen goods and money laundering
- Kenyon bookkeeper convicted by federal jury for $700,000 employer embezzlement and tax fraud scheme
- Queens man admits orchestrating $653 million money laundering conspiracy, operating unlicensed money transmitting business, and bribing bank employees
- Former Lake Oswego resident sentenced to federal prison for COVID-relief fraud
February 18, 2022
- Fugitive extradited from Mexico to serve prison sentence for filing fraudulent federal tax return
- Hazleton roofing company owner pleads guilty to failing to pay required federal payroll taxes
- Kentwood man charged with defrauding employer and filing false taxes
- Smyrna resident sentenced for multi-year tax fraud scheme
- Bronx man admits identity fraud and laundering over $12 million in illegal drug proceeds
February 17, 2022
- Central Texas businessman sentenced to prison for failing to pay taxes to the IRS
- Federal inmate pleads guilty to drug distribution conspiracy while in prison
- Nigerian citizen sentenced to over 13 years in prison for sweepstakes scheme
- El Paso businessman sentenced to prison for underreporting income taxes
- Disbarred lawyer sentenced to 12 years in prison for stealing injured clients’ settlement money and cheating on federal income taxes
- Ocala man sentenced to 66 months in prison for wire fraud in relation to resale of wireless communications plans
- Former Portland Marathon president indicted in federal court
- Court of Appeals upholds 300-month sentence for former resident of Plainfield
- New Bern woman sentenced to more than 13 years for trafficking over one kilogram of methamphetamine, tax fraud
- Boston-area real estate developer sentenced for tax evasion
February 16, 2022
- Former Macomb county prosecutor Eric Smith sentenced to prison for obstruction of justice
- Two indicted for conspiracy to defraud the North Carolina Medicaid program and money laundering
- Virginia man pleads guilty to laundering millions from fraud schemes targeting victims across the United States perpetrated by Ghana-based criminal enterprise
- Las Vegas tax preparer sentenced to prison for tax crimes
- Saratoga County woman sentenced for filing false tax returns
- Doctor pleads guilty to accepting illegal kickback payment in return for writing prescriptions for compounded drugs
- Pennsylvania man sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for fraud, money laundering, and obstruction conspiracies
- Two Rhode Island men charged in wide-ranging fentanyl trafficking conspiracy
- Twin brothers facing federal charges for allegedly obtaining over $1 million in COVID-19 loans and unemployment insurance
- Former defense contractor executive pleads guilty to tax evasion
- Parent sentenced to 15 months in prison for college admissions scheme
February 15, 2022
- Former Passaic County man admits laundering drug proceeds
- Accountant sentenced for tax evasion after failing to report money embezzled from Alamogordo non-profit
- Madison man admits defrauding investors
- Former CFO of Boston Grand Prix sentenced to four years in prison for fraud and tax schemes that netted almost $2 million
- AG Shapiro charges five out-of-state residents for defrauding PA’s pandemic unemployment assistance program
February 14, 2022
- Chicago attorney convicted on false statement and tax offenses in connection with funds received from failed bank
- Maryland accountant sentenced to three years in prison for preparing false tax returns
- Romanian national sentenced for role in multi-state ATM skimming scheme
- Tampa man pleads guilty to filing a false tax return
- Essex County man sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring to steal mail and commit bank fraud
- Former Navajo Nation employee sentenced for federal program fraud
February 11, 2022
- Alleged drug trafficker extradited from Ecuador
- Former tax preparer from Minden sentenced to federal prison
- First of six consultants indicted in Amazon bribery scheme sentenced to prison
- Former university professor to plead guilty to wire fraud and engaging in an unlawful monetary transaction
- Former City Councilman Adam McFadden going to prison for wire fraud conviction and filing a false tax return
- Medical director convicted in $110 million addiction treatment fraud scheme
February 10, 2022
- Financial manager for Puyallup steel fabrication business indicted for tax fraud
- Gambino crime family captain sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $1 million in restitution for racketeering conspiracy
- Texas woman charged with operating warranty fraud scheme targeting Cisco Systems
- Owner of Blair pharmacy sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for providing illegal payments to independent marketers to induce them to refer business to his pharmacy
- Springfield man sentenced to prison for trafficking cocaine and money laundering
- Former Ohio resident extradited from Ghana pleads guilty to laundering proceeds of online romance scams
- Owner of Cititax Tax Refund stores admits defrauding the IRS out of $7.2 million
- Customs broker arrested on federal indictment alleging tax evasion and scheme to defraud Japanese retail chain out of $3.4 million
February 9, 2022
- Iranian money launderer and former fugitive sent to U.S. prison
- Parent sentenced in college admissions scheme
- Former Mexican federal police commander sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for drug trafficking conspiracy
- Five defendants charged in $8.4 million “boiler room” fraud and money laundering scheme
- Rhode Island man sentenced in COVID-19 related fraud scheme
- Former financial controller charged with embezzling over $1.8 million from multinational technology company based in Montgomery County
- Virginia man pleads guilty in paycheck protection program money laundering scheme
- Mid-state man charged in million dollar investment fraud scheme
February 8, 2022
- Washington County woman admits filing false federal income tax returns for business she co-owns
- Former Erie resident pleads guilty in meth conspiracy
- Main Line businessman sentenced to over six years for $21 million bank fraud, tax evasion
- Sherman Oaks woman pleads guilty to charges for multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud health insurers for cosmetic procedures
- Former Sun Prairie electrical contractor sentenced to 18 months for failing to pay employment taxes
- Two arrested for alleged conspiracy to launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency
February 7, 2022
- Tax return preparer in Halifax county sentenced to prison
- Nun who embezzled tuition money from Torrance Catholic elementary school sentenced to one year in federal prison
February 4, 2022
- Inmate sentenced to 15 months for conspiring to launder drug trafficking proceeds
- Murrysville doctor sentenced for illegal drug distribution and health care fraud
- Husband and wife plead guilty to conspiracy in relation to fraudulent tax filings of Maryland auto body repair shop
- West Des Moines man sentenced to 97 months prison for tax fraud and related crimes
- Two Lancaster men charged with money laundering
- Former Coachella Valley woman pleads guilty in $44 million scheme that fraudulently billed cosmetic surgeries to insurance
- Dominican drug lord extradited to the United States from Sint Maarten to face drug trafficking charges
- Former account executive charged with stealing $3 million from employer
- United States Attorney announces over $880,000 recovery for victims of real estate fraud scheme
- Oldham County woman sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for role in laundering son's drug money
February 3, 2022
- Two Florida residents sentenced to prison for COVID-19 relief fraud
- Knoxville woman sentenced to 44 months in prison for embezzling approximately $725,000, filing false tax returns, and bankruptcy fraud
- Stafford man charged with tax fraud, obstruction and identity theft offenses
- California businessman indicted for employment tax crimes
- Franklin County, NY, man going to prison for his role in scheme that defrauded elderly victims out of $2,000,000
- Washington, DC man sentenced to five years in federal prison for stolen identity tax fraud scheme
- Ankeny man pleads guilty to failure to file tax returns
- Waterbury man sentenced to five years in federal prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring
February 2, 2022
- New Castle drug dealer sentenced to more than eight years in prison
- Waterbury man sentenced to prison for distributing heroin and crack
- IRS-CI hopes to leverage distinctiveness of Texas communities in recruiting
- South Florida man sentenced to 15 years for consecutive health care fraud conspiracies
February 1, 2022
- Sanpete county man charge with operating a fraudulent farm equipment business
- Rock Hill man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for role in fentanyl pill distribution
- Former Muscogee County deputy clerk convicted in multimillion-dollar fraud, co-defendants plead guilty to related charges
- Former store owner sentenced to 42 months in federal prison
- British citizen sentenced to over 11 years in prison for helping design and operate fraudulent investment scheme related to co-working business
- Three defendants arrested for operating narcotics delivery service responsible for three overdose deaths from fentanyl-laced cocaine
- District judge enters order approving historic change to the UAW constitution and system of electing officers