Tag: Tax Evasion

NFL Player Charged in $24 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme

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September 10, 2020

A National Football League (NFL) player has been charged for his alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $24 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act according to a press release from […]

California Man Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud

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July 17, 2020

A California man was arrested today and charged with fraudulently seeking over $8.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Nicola T. Hanna of the Central District of California. Andrew Marnell, 40, of Los Angeles, California, was charged […]

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 […]

Houston Attorney Convicted of Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme

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September 6, 2019

A Houston, Texas, attorney was convicted today of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and three counts of tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Department of Justice’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick for the Southern District of Texas. According to the evidence […]

Houston Attorney Charged In Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme

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October 1, 2018

Houston Attorney Charged in Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme The U.S. Department of Justice announced in a press release that a Houston Attorney has been charged in an $18 Million Dollar Tax Evasion Scheme.  A federal grand jury sitting in Houston, Texas returned an indictment today charging a Houston attorney with one count of conspiracy to […]