Current news December 2024 Dec. 17, 2024 Jacksonville woman sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for supervising armed drug trafficking operation and laundering more than $1 million Springfield business owner sentenced for $14 million fraud scheme California securities attorney charged with tax crimes Real estate developer sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for embezzling millions from the failed Washington federal bank in Chicago Campbell home care company executive sentenced to one year and one day in prison for employment tax violations Former Latino Peace Officers Association fundraiser sentenced for wire fraud conspiracy and tax evasion Rochester business owner pleads guilty to tax evasion Bitwise founders sentenced to 11 years and 9 years in prison for $115 million fraud Leader of large-scale fentanyl trafficking conspiracy sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison Dec. 16, 2024 Tallahassee area realtor found guilty of willfully failing to file income tax returns Pasadena doctor agrees to plead guilty to conspiring with attorney to bilk more than $3 million from California’s workers’ compensation fund Rancho Cucamonga man sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for operating "birth tourism" scheme for affluent Chinese clients Chinese national sentenced to ten years in prison for laundering $62 million in drug proceeds on behalf of Mexican traffickers Kennedy Street drug gang members sentenced for drug trafficking while armed with guns Dec. 13, 2024 Newark businessman admits bribing former Newark deputy mayor and director of Newark Department of Economic and Housing Development Pawn shop owners charged with purchasing, trafficking millions of dollars of stolen goods Former Harlem Globetrotter sentenced to seven years in prison in COVID-19 fraud scheme Los Angeles man pleads guilty to money laundering drug trafficking proceeds Former Mustang Public Schools Payroll Services director pleads guilty to defrauding school district out of more than $471,000 and filing a false tax return Dec. 12, 2024 Marina del Rey tax preparer sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison for tax fraud scheme that caused more than $1.6 million in losses to IRS and victims Pittsburgh man sentenced to three years of prison and $100,000 fine for bankruptcy and mail fraud conviction related to South Side property Conspirator in multimillion-dollar international money laundering conspiracy sentenced to federal prison Couple sentenced for laundering millions in drug proceeds using virtual currency Former Hoboken director of Health and Human Services pleads guilty to embezzlement, filing false tax return Former California man sentenced for tax fraud Administrator of online criminal marketplace arrested in Kosovo Washington, Indiana man sentenced to two years in federal prison for embezzling over $1 million dollars and dodging over $300,000 in taxes Dec. 11, 2024 Former Pigeon Township trustee and co-conspirator sentenced for stealing thousands of dollars from local taxpayers in kickback scheme San Antonio financial advisor arrested, charged with obstruction of justice Massachusetts businessman sentenced for million-dollar payroll tax fraud scheme Law enforcement seeks information related to 1989 rape Bay Area CEO pleads guilty to employment tax crimes Erie resident sentenced to 21 years in prison for leading large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization Former maintenance director indicted on charges alleging scheme to defraud Boone County schools out of $3.4 million Chicago attorney convicted of tax fraud and witness tampering charges Chicago businessman charged with PPP and EIDL relief fraud TD Bank insider arrested and charged with facilitating money laundering Dec. 10, 2024 Collin County man convicted in oil and gas fraud scheme in Eastern District of Texas Broward tax preparer sentenced to prison for preparing false tax returns Thirty-eight charged in alleged drug trafficking conspiracy Owner of Medford construction company sentenced for tax crimes and making false statements Chinese national and U.S. legal permanent resident charged for illegal scheme to export controlled data and defraud the Department of Defense Dec. 9, 2024 Fort Madison man pleads guilty to failing to file tax returns Denver man indicted on 18 counts for defrauding investment clients Former tax preparer pleads guilty to theft of tax refunds Dec. 6, 2024 Boston City councilor arrested on federal public corruption charges Myrtle Beach man sentenced to federal prison for $1.2m wire fraud and tax fraud scheme Operator of sober homes pleads guilty to fraud schemes involving sober home client, mortgage fraud and mass save program and COVID-19 business loans Former assistant dean sentenced to 36 months in prison for million-dollar embezzlement from Essex County graduate school Bank fraud scheme involving stolen identities and stolen U.S. Treasury checks send Illinois man to prison for more than five years Former Cleveland city council member charged with bribery and fraud Dec. 5, 2024 IRS Criminal Investigation releases FY24 Annual Report; details agency’s global reach, billion-dollar impact New Haven man charged with possession with intent to distribute James Mailhiot, Jr. pleads guilty to tax evasion Fraud ringleader and former fugitive William Mize sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, ordered to pay $7.1 million in restitution Three admit selling anabolic steroids Former Commerce city manager and former Baldwin Park city attorney bribery guilty pleas and plea agreements unsealed Illegal alien sentenced in multimillion-dollar wire and tax fraud scheme Lebanese man sentenced for participation in international money laundering conspiracy Indictment charges New Haven man with cocaine trafficking offense Dec. 4, 2024 Puerto Rico resident sentenced to 10 years in prison for leadership role in Puerto Rico/Western Pennsylvania region drug trafficking operation Supervisor of luxury jewelry company sentenced for stealing, selling 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