Feb. 29, 2024
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Korean national sentenced for “bust out” bank fraud scheme in Sacramento area and elsewhere
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Worcester tax preparer sentenced to prison for false tax returns scheme
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Florida man pleads guilty to kickback scheme to defraud Williams Sonoma
 
Feb. 28, 2024
- Jefferson County man pleads guilty to federal crimes related to $4.9 million investment fraud scheme
 - Fraudulent tax return preparer sentenced to prison term
 - Massachusetts businessman sentenced to prison for million-dollar payroll tax fraud scheme
 
Feb. 27, 2024
- New Jersey man sentenced for COVID-19 fraud
 - India- and New Jersey-based jeweler charged with multimillion-dollar international trade fraud scheme and unlicensed money transmitting
 - Leader of real estate investment firm admits role in 658 million dollar Ponzi scheme and multimillion-dollar tax evasion conspiracy
 - Hackensack tax preparer admits tax evasion, assisting in preparation of 50 false tax returns, and filing false declarations on quarterly tax returns for business
 - After jury is seated, tax preparer pleads guilty in 2.6 million dollar fraud
 
Feb. 26, 2024
- Canyon Lake tax preparer sentenced for submitting false tax returns
 - Florida tax preparer sentenced for false return conspiracy
 
Feb. 23, 2024
- Alleged mastermind of $5 million unemployment fraud scheme extradited from Romania
 - Mississippi tax preparers sentenced to prison in false tax return conspiracy
 - Operation Fraud Street Mafia results announced: nine arrested for drug trafficking and committing more than $550 million in attempted tax fraud
 - Armed carjacking added to a 55-count superseding indictment charging members of the violent KDY drug crew
 - Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips gang member admits racketeering and firearms charges
 
Feb. 22, 2024
- Nelson County man sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison for bank fraud and money laundering
 - Eleven defendants indicted for 220,000 dollar COVID fraud conspiracy
 - West Virginia doctor charged with tax fraud, obstructing justice
 - Three former local 98 employees sentenced for illegal use of union assets
 - Holland woman sentenced to prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering
 - Rochester man pleads guilty in connection with COVID-19 fraud, identify theft, and possession of child sexual abuse material
 - Queens man indicted for stealing more than 1.1 million dollars in COVID-19 loan fraud scheme
 
Feb. 21, 2024
- Owner of Cuyahoga Falls tax prep business sentenced for filing a false tax return
 - Middlesex County man sentenced to 33 months in prison for role in COVID-19 fraud schemes totaling over $2.1 million
 - Cary businessman pleads guilty to evading more than $1 million in taxes
 - Former North Dakota tax preparer pleads guilty to preparing false returns for clients
 - Cincinnati woman pleads guilty to laundering more than $8 million for online romance scammers
 
Feb. 20, 2024
Feb. 16, 2024
- Peoria man pleads guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud and money laundering
 - Denver jury convicts former corporate CFO and wife of wire fraud
 - Professional money launderer sentenced to 40 months in prison for transmitting $42 million
 - Former Illinois state senator, gubernatorial candidate Sam McCann pleads guilty to fraudulent use of campaign funds, money laundering, tax evasion
 - Two individuals convicted for $11m COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
 
Feb. 15, 2024
- Encino tax prep company owner pleads guilty to helping client file a false tax return and admits causing tax loss of more than $400,000
 - Lexington lab agrees to $10.4 million in civil judgments to resolve false claims act allegations; owner and lab officer sentenced to prison
 - New Braunfels business owner sentenced to federal prison for tax evasion
 - Two sent to prison for stealing nearly $3m in IRS refunds
 - Louisville man sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm and money laundering
 - Bristol man sentenced to prison for fraud and tax offenses
 - Five individuals sentenced to federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering in the Fox Valley
 - Husband and wife plead guilty to $5 million unemployment fraud scheme
 - Former New York business owner sentenced to prison for tax fraud
 
Feb. 14, 2024
- Seventeen charged in scheme to smuggle fentanyl and other drugs hidden inside fire extinguishers across U.S.-Mexico border
 - Former bookkeeper sentenced to federal prison for embezzlement and fraud
 - Former owner of Seaford drug rehab center pleads guilty to false statements on tax return
 - “Ghost” tax preparer is sentenced to prison
 - “Logistics coordinator” sent to prison for drug trafficking
 - Philipsburg man pleads guilty to methamphetamine charge
 - Heath Street Gang members and associates charged in federal sweep
 - Federal Law Enforcement seizes $70k vehicle to be applied to former CEO's $74 million restitution order
 - Plymouth man pleads guilty to submitting multiple fraudulent claims for pandemic relief
 - Mother and son tax preparers sentenced to prison for tax fraud
 
Feb. 13, 2024
- Five charged in Treasury check washing and PPP loan fraud schemes
 - Owners and operators of illicit marijuana business sentenced to federal prison for violations of federal and state law
 - Columbus man sentenced to prison for laundering romance fraud proceeds
 - DeSoto County residents arrested for payroll protection fraud
 - Ian Freeman ordered to pay more than $3.5 million in restitution to victims and to forfeit proceeds of his bitcoin money laundering scheme
 - Chicago consultant convicted of federal tax offenses
 - Los Angeles man sentenced to prison for dark web drug conspiracy and firearms crimes
 
Feb. 12, 2024
- Wheeling developer admits to wire and tax fraud
 - Former chief of staff to Speaker of the Illinois House sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for lying under oath to grand jury
 - Suburban Chicago accountant guilty of evading $3.4 million in federal and state income taxes
 - IRS crime-fighting boss announces retirement
 
Feb. 9, 2024
- California man sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for COVID jobless benefits scam and for stealing title to dozens of cars
 - Former Palm Beach County resident sentenced to three years in prison for not filing tax returns and naturalization fraud
 - RICO conspirators sentenced to prison for cyber intrusion, tax fraud
 - New York man sentenced for failing to pay federal payroll taxes
 - Ohio man pleads guilty to multiple federal charges, including a Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act violation, for threatening a reproductive health services clinic
 - Former Wenatchee man pleads guilty to Covid-19 fraud involving more than $117,000 in pandemic relief funding
 - Johnstown man sentenced to seven years in prison for cocaine and crack-cocaine violations
 - Michigan man who orchestrated international computer fraud scheme and online drug distribution scheme pleads guilty
 - UHD pioneers program pairing IRS Criminal Investigation mentors with students
 - Testing laboratory co-owner admits $3.8 million in fraudulent billing
 - Vancouver real estate developer sentenced to federal prison for fraudulently obtaining Covid-relief funds, laundering proceeds
 
Feb. 8, 2024
- Huron man charged with over 2.5 million dollars in COVID-19 relief fraud
 - Former president of the Lerner Group pleads guilty to defrauding his clients
 - Ten defendants arrested on federal indictments related to a multi-million dollar fraud scheme
 - Utah man charged in 2.8 million dollar wire fraud scheme
 
Feb. 7, 2024
- Virginia man sentenced to 5 years probation and ordered to pay over 1.5 million dollars in restitution for defrauding the United States
 - Federal grand jury indicts 19 individuals for roles in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19 relief funds
 - Lead of 7 defendants in multistate narcotics, money laundering conspiracies case sentenced to 16 years in prison
 - Fall River commercial fisherman pleads guilty to tax evasion
 - Pharmacy owner and administrator admit roles in multimillion-dollar health care fraud and kickback scheme
 - Gang member sentenced to 12 years in prison for racketeering charge
 - Texas man charged with filing tax returns that falsely reported his cryptocurrency gains
 
Feb. 6, 2024
- Tax preparer sentenced for including false information on federal tax returns
 - Federal jury convicts former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
 - Milwaukee business owner convicted of tax and bankruptcy offenses
 - Father and daughter convicted of financial fraud related to pandemic relief funds, public housing
 - Three individuals sentenced for 3.5 million dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
 
Feb. 5, 2024
- Texas man sentenced to 41 months in prison for tax evasion
 - CEO of beverage company marketed for women indicted for alleged securities fraud that took in more than 13.5 million dollars from investors
 - Former Overland Park business owner pleads guilty to 800,000 dollar COVID fraud
 - Former Brooklyn tax preparer pleads guilty in false return scheme
 - Federal charges announced against 10 additional defendants in Feeding Our Future Fraud scheme
 
Feb. 2, 2024
- Maryland tax preparer sentenced to more than two years in prison for filing false tax returns
 - Salt Lake trucking group owners found guilty in a financial fraud conspiracy that cost FedEx ground $108m
 - San Diego restaurant owner charged with tax fraud and COVID relief fraud
 - Representative John Rogers charged with additional offenses in fraud case involving the Jefferson County Community Service Fund
 - Georgia man sentenced to five years in federal prison for tax fraud and operation of bogus credit repair businesses
 - Scottsdale man sentenced to 8 years in prison for investment fraud
 - Three men charged with running hawala scheme responsible for illicitly moving more than $65 million between the United States and the Middle East
 
Feb. 1, 2024
- Federal tax team in Texas puts financial criminals in prison
 - Former U.S. Border Patrol agent pleads guilty to attempting to distribute methamphetamine and receiving bribes
 - Sedalia business owner pleads guilty to failing to pay employment taxes
 - Union County man sentenced to five years in prison for operating multimillion-dollar unlicensed check cashing scheme
 - Rocklin business owners plead guilty to conspiracy to evade over 1 million dollars in taxes
 - Insurance agent sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for defrauding elderly investors and tax evasion
 - Foreign national charged for international money laundering conspiracy and role in operation of unlicensed digital currency exchange BTC-e
 - Former chairman of 1 Global sentenced to five years in prison for running 250 million dollar securities fraud scheme