August 2023 Criminal Investigation Press Releases

August 31, 2023

• Co-owner of media brokerage firm pleads guilty to filing a false tax return
• Georgia owner of long-term care facilities pleads guilty to attempting to obstruct IRS​​​
• Former Utah movie producer charged with tax evasion and obstructing IRS
• President of Beaver Falls mineral processing company sentenced for filing false income tax return

August 30, 2023

• Furniture company employee pleads guilty to embezzling more than $26 million from employer

August 29, 2023

• Former accounting manager at Everett manufacturing company sentenced to three years in prison for 2.5 million dollar embezzlement

• Massachusetts commercial fisherman pleads guilty to tax evasion

August 28, 2023

• Houma man sentenced for failure to account for and pay federal taxes

• El Dorado County couple sentenced for tax fraud

August 25, 2023

• Software development CEO sentenced to two years in prison for tax and conspiracy charges

• Clarksville doctor sentenced in health care fraud case

• Former Shreveport police department lieutenant indicted by federal grand jury for overtime fraud scheme

• San Francisco man charged with tax evasion and embezzling $2.7 million from San Francisco company

• Physician under-reports over half a million dollars to IRS

• Ohio electrical engineer sentenced to 30 months in prison for tax evasion

• Cleveland woman sentenced to over 24 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking conspiracy and money laundering

August 24, 2023

• Purvis man sentenced to prison for assisting in the preparation of false tax return

• Former chief of staff to speaker of the Illinois House convicted of lying under oath to federal grand jury

• Lubbock man sentenced to 15 years in prison for 4 million dollar PPP fraud

August 23, 2023

• Penfield man pleads guilty to perjury for lying under oath in George Moses investigation
• Tornado Cash founders charged with money laundering and sanctions violations
• Rhode Island attorney pleads guilty to federal wire fraud, tax evasion charges

August 22, 2023

• Final gang member sentenced in large scale racketeering case
• Man charged with defrauding elderly homeowners and COVID-19 relief programs

August 21, 2023

• Detroit-area personal injury attorney sentenced to 18 months for filing false tax returns

• Texas man who earned millions working overseas pleads guilty to tax evasion
• Orange County tax preparer sentenced for participating in long-running fraud led by corrupt social worker
• U.S.-based conspirators plead guilty in international tax scheme

August 18, 2023

• Nigerian citizen extradited from Germany to face charges over attempt to steal $25 million in U.S. benefits
• Twelve people indicted in fentanyl trafficking ring
• Pharmacy operations manager admits role in multimillion-dollar health care fraud and kickback scheme
• Cape Coral caretakers sentenced to federal prison for stealing more than half a million dollars from elderly victim
• IRS Criminal Investigation identifies special agent killed in training incident
• Owners of mental health counseling services company plead guilty to employment tax crime

August 17, 2023

• Drywall contractor sentenced to 18 months for tax evasion
• Portland man sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm and money laundering
• Highs gang member charged in federal complaint after livestreaming a violent armed carjacking

August 16, 2023

• Hickory, N.C. woman is charged with embezzling more than $900,000 from employer
• Former mayor of Anaheim agrees to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from attempted sale of Angel Stadium
• Thibodaux man sentenced for failing to account for and pay taxes
• Burlington County man admits $4 million money laundering scheme
• Fourteen Minneapolis gang members charged with possession of machine guns, fentanyl trafficking, and firearms violations

August 15, 2023

• Business owner pleads guilty to tax charge
• Luzerne County tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false tax returns
• Owner of home health care company to plead guilty to tax offense
• FinCEN notice highlights concerning increase in payroll tax evasion, workers' compensation fraud in the construction sector

August 14, 2023

• Atlanta man charged with laundering funds from COVID-19 unemployment relief and submitting fraudulent EIDL loan application
• Georgetown restauranteurs plead guilty to tax offenses and theft of COVID relief funds
• Union County man arrested for corporate tax evasion
• Local contractor sentenced for bribing former school board president of Madison District Public Schools
• Senior FARC commander pleads guilty conspiring to distribute massive quantities of cocaine for importation

August 11, 2023

• Syracuse man sentenced for possessing fentanyl for distribution and for possessing firearms
• Drug trafficker sentenced to 15 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl
• Four East Tennessee doctors convicted in drug trafficking and fraud scheme
• Administrator of 'bulletproof' webhosting domain charged in connection with facilitation of NetWalker ransomware

August 10, 2023

• Two California residents found guilty of conspiring to launder drug kingpin's cash
• Tech executive admits participating in $150 million fraud on Qualcomm
• New York man charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $1 million
• Luzerne County woman pleads guilty to preparing and submitting numerous false EDIL applications
• Six indicted for multi-state oxycodone conspiracy
• Ringleader sent to prison in nationwide fraud scheme targeting elderly victims
• Owner of Maryland construction company pleads guilty to tax evasion
• Former Miami-Dade corrections sergeant pleads guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud

August 9, 2023

• Head of fentanyl trafficking conspiracy sentenced to 15 years in federal prison
• Central Florida resident sentenced to prison for PPP fraud
• Ocean County businessman admits failing to pay over 10 million dollars in payroll taxes
• Three Sioux Falls men and two Sioux Falls women sentenced for conspiracy
• Arizona man and woman found guilty of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance
• Two New York men admit fentanyl distribution
• Haskell County resident sentenced for drug conspiracy and money laundering
• Man sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for laundering drug money
• Former chief executive officer of Strong City Baltimore facing federal indictment for fraudulently obtaining more than 1.4 million dollars in COVID-19 Cares Act loans

August 8, 2023

• Three board members of failed Washington Federal Bank in Chicago guilty of falsifying records and obstructing regulators

• Myrtle Beach man pleads guilty to wire fraud and tax fraud

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August 7, 2023

• San Antonio family members plead guilty in federal fraud case

August 4, 2023

• Two more defendants plead guilty to wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy

• Omaha woman sentenced for money laundering conspiracy

• Hogansburg man pleads guilty to international money laundering conspiracy

• Jewelry store owner pleads guilty to evading cash reporting rule

• Utica man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl

• Altamonte Springs dentist convicted of tax evasion

• Columbus man sentenced to 5 years in prison for laundering more than 2 million dollars from online romance fraud scams

• Mississippi landman sentenced to prison for submitting false corporate tax return

August 3, 2023

• Boston man sentenced for concealing income and filing false tax returns
• Johnstown couple pleads guilty to tax violations, fraud and money laundering charges
• Bitfinex hacker and wife plead guilty to money laundering conspiracy involving billions in cryptocurrency
• Owner of Cleveland construction company sentenced for employment tax fraud
• South Carolina return preparer sentenced to prison for tax fraud
• California man sentenced in Utah for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in multimillion dollar telemarketing scheme
• Former Florida attorney pleads guilty to racketeering relating to operation of his Tallahassee law firm and investment companies
• U.S. Navy service member allegedly transmitted sensitive U.S. military information to a Chinese intelligence officer

August 2, 2023

• Iowa man pleads guilty in federal court to failure to pay employment taxes and file federal return
• Louisville couple sentenced to 8 months in federal prison for preparing false tax returns

August 1, 2023

• Fugitive charged in scheme that misdirected millions in charitable donations intended for Christian outreach in China
• Former Charlotte housing provider is sentenced to prison for Medicaid fraud and money laundering conspiracy
• Defense contractor sentenced to prison for providing fraudulent parts to military
• Multimillion dollar fraudster returned to prison for structuring transactions while on supervised release
• Orange County woman and man charged with running 2.2 million dollar scheme that tricked banks into cashing out victims' mortgages