Category: Tax Law

Taxpayers Warned of Scams With COVID-19 Economic Payment Checks

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April 9, 2020

Federal authorities are cautioning taxpayers that criminals could steal economic impact payments through various means of deception, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Acting Special Agent in Charge Rodrick Benton of IRS – Criminal Investigation (CI). Everyone receiving a COVID-19 related economic impact payment from the government is at risk. “Disasters create openings […]

Lake Worth Businessman Pleads Guilty to Evading Taxes

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April 4, 2020

A Lake Worth, Florida, businessman pleaded guilty today to tax evasion and willful failure to file a Report of Foreign Bank or Financial Account, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida.  According to court documents […]

United States Sues Freight Companies for Overcharging of Shipments

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December 14, 2018

United States Sues Freight Companies for Overcharging of Shipments The Departmen of Justice announced in a press release today that The United States has filed a complaint in the Western District of New York against YRC Freight Inc., (YRC); Roadway Express Inc. (Roadway); and Yellow Transportation Inc. (Yellow), alleging that these companies systematically overcharged the […]

FTC Charges Executive Whose Company Owns New York Knicks & New York Rangers

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December 7, 2018

FTC Charges Executive Whose Company Owns New York Knicks & New York Rangers The Federal Trade Commission has announced in a press release that James L. Dolan, Executive Chairman of Madison Square Garden Company, has agreed to pay $609,810 in civil penalties to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that he violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by failing to report in […]

Drug Maker Actelion Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve False Claims Act

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December 6, 2018

Drug Maker Actelion Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve False Claims Act The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Pharmaceutical company Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (Actelion), based in South San Francisco, California, has agreed to pay $360 million to resolve claims that it illegally used a foundation as a conduit to pay the […]

Dallas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty In Tax Scheme

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November 17, 2018

Dallas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty In Federal Tax Return Scheme The U.S. Department of Justice announced today in a press release that a Dallas, Texas Tax Preparer has  plead guilty to Tax Crimes.  A Dallas, Texas, area tax return preparer pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States and to assisting in the preparation […]

Houston Texas Man Convicted Of Tax Crimes

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November 15, 2018

Houston Texas Man Convicted Of Tax Crimes & Money Laundering The U.S. Department of Justice announced today in a press release that a Houston, Texas man was convicted of Tax Crimes and Money Laundering Conspiracy.  A Houston, Texas man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District […]

Pain Management Physician Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison

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October 1, 2018

Pain Management Physician Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison The U.S. Attorneys Office of The District of Maryland announced that Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Atif Babar Malik, age 48, of Germantown, Maryland, today to eight years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.  The sentence was imposed for […]

Executive of $50 Million Mail Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Federal Prison

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October 1, 2018

Executive of $50 Million Mail Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Federal Prison The U.S. Attorneys Office of The District of Maryland announced that Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Eric Epstein, age 58, of Pompano Beach, Florida (previously of Owings Mills, Maryland) today to 135 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud […]

California Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate U.S. Sanctions Against Syria

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October 1, 2018

California Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate U.S. Sanctions Against Syria The Department of Justice announced that Rasheed Al Jijakli, 57, a Syrian-born naturalized U.S. citizen of Walnut, California, pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of conspiring to export U.S.-origin tactical gear to Syria in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Syria […]

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