November 2023 Criminal Investigation press releases

November 30, 2023

• Businesses owner and employee plead guilty to failing to report nearly 4 million dollars in income
• Omaha attorney sentenced to prison for filing false tax returns
• Gang member sentenced to five years in prison for racketeering and firearms charges
• Former city commissioner sentenced for role in bribery conspiracy
• South Carolina return preparer sentenced to two years in prison for filing false tax returns
• Florida promoter of tax fraud scheme sentenced to more than two years in prison
• Principals of fire alarm repair company charged with decade-long scheme to overbill city agencies

November 29, 2023

• Two Rochester men arrested, charged with selling hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of stolen items
• U.S.-based conspirators sentenced to prison for international tax scheme
• Florida man sentenced for money laundering
• Federal indictment unsealed charging six Davidson County residents with drug trafficking and firearms offenses
• Four members of armed fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine trafficking conspiracy convicted following federal jury trial
• Superseding indictment charges three more for involvement in scheme to steal and sell catalytic converters
• Jenks woman sentenced and ordered to repay more than $1.2 million in restitution
• Queens pharmacist sentenced to 60 months in prison for illegally distributing oxycodone and filing false tax returns
• Maryland man charged with committing $11.5 million in COVID-19 pandemic fraud

November 28, 2023

• Sin City Deciples members convicted of racketeering and drug conspiracy
• Indian national sentenced for money laundering conspiracy related to government impersonator scam
• President of Brisbane recycling company and its former counsel sentenced to prison for tax fraud
• One-time Orange County tax preparer convicted of tax fraud scheme that sought over $10 million from IRS and dozens of state governments
• Mount Airy restaurant owner pleads guilty to employment tax scheme
• SSNDOB Marketplace administrator who sold millions of Social Security numbers sentenced to eight years in prison
• Cincinnati business owner sentenced to prison for tax evasion and money laundering

November 27, 2023

• Owner of Orange County auto-repair businesses pleads guilty to filing false tax returns that omitted nearly $3 million in income
• New York man admits tax evasion over several years
• Clarkston tax preparer sentenced for multi-year tax fraud and prohibited from preparing future returns

November 22, 2023

• Calabasas man arraigned on indictment alleging he ran same-day drug delivery service that resulted in fatal fentanyl overdose
• Doctor and wife admit genetic testing kickback and bribery scheme

November 21, 2023

• Florida man admits fraudulently obtaining $2.4 million in CARES Act loans
• Binance and CEO plead guilty to federal charges in $4 billion resolution
• U.S. Treasury announces largest settlements in history with world’s largest virtual currency exchange Binance for violations of U.S. anti-money laundering and sanctions laws

November 20, 2023

• Cambridge man sentenced for filing false tax return
• Foreign national sentenced to 40 months custody for $5 million unemployment fraud scheme
• Married couple sentenced for laundering $1.4 million in proceeds from jewelry thefts and unemployment fraud during pandemic
• San Antonio man indicted for defrauding federal COVID-era programs

November 18, 2023

• Ames man sentenced for false presentation and preparation of federal tax returns
• Former Massachusetts State Senator arrested for COVID fraud
• Sigourney man sentenced to mail fraud and defrauding the IRS

November 17, 2023

• Atlantic County man sentenced to one year and one day in prison for health care fraud conspiracy
• U.S. Postal employee and two co-conspirators are arrested for $24 million stolen check scheme
• New Jersey man convicted of tax evasion in securities fraud scheme
• Pharmacy owners and doctor convicted for $145m health care fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion scheme
• Foreign national convicted of racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracy
• Backpage principals convicted of $500m prostitution enterprises promotion scheme
• Federal indictment charges dentist for $3 million loan scheme and tax evasion
• Four defendants sentenced in dark web cocaine distribution scheme
• New River couple arrested in Riverside, California for fraud targeting AHCCCS
• Federal jury finds Ohio man guilty of federal drug charge
• Monmouth County man convicted of tax evasion in securities fraud scheme

November 16, 2023

• Former San Francisco venture capitalist convicted of multiple fraud and money laundering charges
• COVID-19 relief fraudster convicted of bank fraud
• DuBois City manager and employee charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in city funds
• Sussex County man sentenced to three years in prison for $2 million COVID-19 fraud
• Travel manager pleads guilty to defrauding employer using hotel booking scheme
• Pennsylvania Guardian Gloria Byars & her co-conspirator found guilty of stealing from elderly wards
• Orlando man sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for tax fraud
• Two Arizona scammers charged in multimillion dollar cryptocurrency investment scheme
• Fourteen defendants indicted in $5 million California state unemployment fraud scheme

November 15, 2023

• Pennsylvania man admits $4.8 million cares act loan fraud scheme
• Morrisdale resident pleads guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine
• Decherd man pleads guilty to tax perjury, pays nearly $1.5 million in restitution to IRS
• North Kingstown contractor pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud, suborning perjury, money laundering, and wire fraud
• New Haven felon caught with gun and drugs sentenced to more than 7 years in federal prison
• Fourteen gang members and associates indicted for racketeering conspiracy and fentanyl trafficking
• Colorado home health care owner charged with employment tax crimes

November 14, 2023

• Three charged in $1.5 million conspiracy to fraudulently claim tax refunds
• Nonfungible Token (NFT) developer pleads guilty to an international scheme to defraud NFT purchasers
• Founder of medical charity in St. Joseph pleads guilty to $8 million fraud scheme
• Former Navy civilian employee and defense contractor indicted in bribery scheme
• Federal grand jury indicts 23 MS-13 members and associates for alleged widespread methamphetamine trafficking
• Appraiser in billion-dollar fraudulent tax shelter sentenced to a year in prison
• Agoura Hills property developer sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison for lying on bankruptcy petition and filing false federal tax returns
• Minnesota owner of lighting installation business pleads guilty to tax evasion

November 13, 2023

• Fort Collins woman sentenced to six years for drug trafficking and money laundering
• New Orleans man pleads guilty to false statements on an individual tax return
• CI issues red flags, tips to avoid falling victim to pig butchering schemes during International Fraud Awareness Week

November 10, 2023

• Indonesian national extradited from Singapore to face charges of running Ponzi scheme targeting Indonesian and Indo-American community

November 9, 2023

• Former president of Madison District Public Schools Board of Education sentenced for accepting bribes from local contractor and tax evasion

• Former Malibu Resident sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for conning investors with bogus promises of discounted Alibaba IPO shares

• Bitwise founders Irma Olguin, Jr. and Jake Soberal charged for $100 million fraud scheme

• Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby convicted on two counts of perjury

• “Head Of Legal And Compliance” for multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency pyramid scheme “OneCoin” pleads guilty

• Luzerne County woman sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for preparing and submitting numerous false Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications In Covid-19 fraud scheme

• Addiction treatment center supervisor admits to participating in a scheme to defraud federal, state, and private health care insurers

• New Paltz business owner sentenced for filing false tax returns

November 8, 2023

• Enid woman pleads guilty to fraud and tax charges

• Mississippi return preparers found guilty of tax fraud

• Founder of Beverly Hills ‘Gentlemen Timepieces’ consignment store charged with conning victims in luxury watch Ponzi-type scheme

• Downey tax preparation company owner sentenced to 2½ years in prison for knowingly preparing hundreds of false tax returns

• Former California resident sentenced to ten years in prison on drug trafficking and money laundering charges

November 7, 2023

• La Valle resident sentenced to 5 years of probation for Amazon fraudulent return scheme
• Former Florida attorney sentenced to 14 years in prison for racketeering relating to operation of his law firm and investment companies
• Former Palm Beach County resident and international fugitive pleads guilty to tax and naturalization fraud charges
• RICO conspirator convicted at trial
• Charlotte woman in charge of 1.9 million dollar debt collection scheme is sentenced to prison

November 6, 2023

• Former medical doctor sentenced to prison for tax evasion

• Denver man indicted for tax evasion and failure to file tax returns

• Denver area tax preparer indicted for preparing fraudulent tax returns for clients

• Over 220 pounds of suspected controlled substances seized including pills shaped to resemble heart shaped candy

November 3, 2023

• Westwood man sentenced to over 9 years in prison for long-running surety bond scam that caused over $5 million in losses
• Honduran nationals sentenced in multi-million dollar wire and tax fraud scheme
• Former school board member convicted
• Las Vegas real estate developer sentenced for evading $1.9 million in taxes
• Leader of $70m cryptocurrency and binary options fraud schemes extradited to the U.S.
• Cleveland man sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for drug trafficking
• Part-owner of internet provider for U.S. troops at Kandahar airfield pleads guilty to tax evasion
• Former Gadsden pharmacist and city school board member sentenced for drug distribution conspiracy and tax crimes
• Pere Marquette developers convicted of mail fraud, money laundering, and bankruptcy charges
• Tax preparer sentenced to prison for $1.4m fraud scheme
• Defendant sentenced to prison as leader of schemes to defraud internet consumers and financial institutions

November 2, 2023

• Cedar Rapids man convicted of methamphetamine distribution and money laundering crimes

• Orange County tax attorney pleads guilty to underreporting $1.68 million in income, including funds embezzled from client’s family trust

• Former Utah HOA treasurer admits to stealing over $230,000

• Former Edmond resident sentenced to serve 20 months in federal prison for fraud on Main Street Lending Program created in response to the pandemic

• Federal jury convicts dual resident doctor of tax evasion

• Utica man pleads guilty to fentanyl conspiracy and distribution

• Michigan man sentenced to prison for check-kiting scheme that caused loss of nearly $150 million

• "All Hands on Deck" Joint Law Enforcement Initiative developed to tackle fentanyl trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

November 1, 2023

• Owner of New Jersey businesses charged with $3.2 million paycheck protection program fraud scheme
• Mayor of Riverdale, Ill. indicted on perjury and obstruction charges
• Louisiana physician convicted of tax evasion
• Former employee of San Francisco money services business charged with conspiring to launder drug proceeds
• Four Toledo area individuals sentenced for healthcare fraud scheme
• Virginia business owner charged with tax evasion and employment tax offenses
• Three convicted by jury of housing authority kickback conspiracy
• New Orleans man sentenced to probation for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering
• Grand jury indicts Cincinnati man with fentanyl crime, money laundering
• Founders and executives of digital-asset company charged in multimillion dollar international fraud scheme
• Clarksville home business owner sent to prison for filing false tax returns