December 28, 2023 NuDay charity sentenced for illegal exports to Syria December 27, 2023 Reynoldsville, PA resident sentenced to 60 months in prison for violating federal narcotics and firearms laws Blandburg, PA resident sentenced to 25 months in prison for violating federal narcotics laws December 26, 2023 Final defendant in large scale family drug trafficking organization sentenced to over 22 years in federal prison December 22, 2023 Las Vegas-area accountant sentenced to prison for bribery and tax fraud Four Tampa Bay area tax preparers sentenced to prison December 21, 2023 Central Coast man previously charged in bribery scheme faces new charges relating to real estate deal Hamden man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for attempting to travel to fight for ISIS Wheatfield man sentenced for his role in debt collection scheme Albuquerque investment broker sentenced to 2 years in prison for Ponzi scheme, failure to file tax returns Business owner sentenced on tax charge Former car salesman sentenced for money laundering Slovakian man accused of running darknet market selling drugs and personal information Former Swiss executive pleads guilty to tax fraud conspiracy December 20, 2023 Braintree man pleads guilty in connection with money laundering ring Money laundering girlfriend of drug kingpin sentenced to over three years in prison North Carolina man admits role in international market manipulation scheme related to New Jersey deli Detroit man sentenced to 200 months for armed drug trafficking and money laundering Former Irondequoit police chief and business partner going to prison for failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in income to the IRS December 19, 2023 Maryland marketing company owner and Texas tax return preparer charged with tax fraud scheme Return preparer and former owner of national tax preparation franchise sentenced to prison for evading his own taxes Man charged for 2 million dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme Former owner of Everett and Lynnwood restaurants sentenced to 10 months in prison for multi-year tax fraud RICO conspirators responsible for nationwide computer intrusions and tax fraud sentenced to federal prison Arizona man charged with defrauding at least 150 victims in cryptocurrency investment scheme December 18, 2023 Physician convicted for prescription drug conspiracy resulting in death Kenai woman sentenced to prison for bankruptcy fraud Woman sentenced to 31 months in prison for stealing stimulus payments and purchasing Mercedes-Benz and jewelry Georgetown restauranteurs sentenced to prison for tax offenses and theft of COVID-19 relief funds Two Inland Empire brothers sentenced to 24 years in prison for trafficking heroin via home delivery service in Orange County New Jersey man pleads guilty to leading one of the largest no-fault insurance frauds in New York history Orlando restauranteur sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud December 15, 2023 Altamonte Springs dentist sentenced to two years in federal prison for tax evasion Two Ohio residents arrested for conspiring to defraud the EIDL program Harrisburg man sentenced to one year in prison for failing to pay employment taxes Former owner of Plymouth restaurant sentenced for tax evasion California CEO pleads guilty to employment tax crimes Sacramento grocery store owner and general manager indicted for conspiracy, immigration fraud, obstruction of justice, and pandemic relief fraud Nanticoke electrician pleads guilty to tax evasion Bellevue, Washington tax preparer indicted for aiding and assisting with false tax returns Ponte Vedra Beach man pleads guilty to defrauding his former employer out of over $22 million Georgia tax preparer sentenced, ordered to pay $204,267 restitution to IRS Metro-Atlanta man pleads guilty to money laundering of COVID-19 unemployment funds Man sentenced to 37 months for COVID-19 fraud Fairfax doctor pleads guilty to obstructing the IRS, agrees to pay $5.3 million December 14, 2023 Owner of Maryland paving and construction company sentenced to prison for tax evasion Parkersburg man pleads guilty to tax evasion Bronx woman convicted at trial for laundering over $2 million in funds from victims of romance fraud schemes Former security engineer for international technology company pleads guilty to hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges Minneapolis man pleads guilty to wire fraud in $250 million feeding our future fraud scheme Brooklyn cardiologist charged with health care fraud and bribery Greene County men sentenced to jail for tax evasion conspiracy December 13, 2023 Shasta County resident sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax fraud Pittsburgh resident indicted on federal fraud charges Former operator of two municipal golf courses found guilty of tax conspiracy and making false statement Former Massachusetts State Police troopers convicted of conspiring to steal overtime funds and wire fraud Federal grand jury indicts former social media stock promoter in a ‘pump-and-dump’ securities fraud scheme December 12, 2023 Money launderer for cartel sent to prison Maryland tax preparer sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for preparing false tax returns Former Hollywood-based anti-poverty nonprofit CEO sentenced to six months in federal prison for embezzlement and cheating on taxes Two men charged for operating $25m cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Canadian/Lebanese citizen charged with mail and wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies makes appearance in federal court IT consultant sentenced to federal prison for filing false tax returns December 11, 2023 Colombian man pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy Former Miami-Dade police officer sentenced for COVID-19 relief fraud Jodi Lathrop pleads guilty to tax evasion and wire fraud Lead defendant in indictment targeting Vineland Boys street gang in San Fernando Valley sentenced to 16 years in federal prison Lebanon, Virginia man pleads guilty to $1.4 million wire fraud North Tonawanda businessman pleads guilty to tax evasion IRS-CI counts down top 10 cases of 2023 December 8, 2023 Clothing wholesaler ordered to pay nearly $10.4 million for violating U.S. drug trafficking sanctions and for customs fraud Seven more defendants charged in prosecution of central Indiana dog fighting and drug trafficking conspiracies Construction company president sentenced to 10 years in prison for 25-year fraud on the U.S. government Romance scammer convicted at trial of money laundering, wire fraud conspiracies West New York financial advisor convicted on 11 counts at trial in multimillion-dollar health care fraud conspiracy Dana Point man sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for conspiring to export high-end computer servers to Iran December 7, 2023 West Palm Beach man sentenced to 71 months in prison on money laundering, gambling, prostitution, and tax evasion charges Federal jury convicts former IBEW Local 98 business manager and president of conspiracy, embezzlement of union funds, and tax fraud Winston-Salem woman pleads guilty to false statements in connection with cares act loan Brooklyn hospital dietician found guilty of filing false tax returns and obstructing the IRS Former CEO of Sacramento non-profit indicted for stealing over a million dollars from the charity December 6, 2023 Pierce County based drug trafficking organization indicted for distributing cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana Marion County tax preparer charged with filing false tax returns Local business owner sentenced for failure to pay employment taxes and file federal tax return Army civilian employee indicted in San Antonio for alleged $100 million fraud scheme Sixty foreign nationals charged with international drug trafficking Owners of Brooklyn plumbing company indicted for evading taxes on more than $10 million in income Belgian national charged with crimes related to scheme to illegally procure critical U.S. technology for end users in China and Russia Suburban Chicago man admits trafficking fentanyl and attempting to support ISIS December 5, 2023 Arizona man charged with defrauding local physician out of $207,000 Boise man sentenced for role in conspiracy to use cryptocurrency to launder drug proceeds Arizona woman is sentenced to prison for defrauding Medicaid programs in two states Former executive director of Alabama Association for Career and Technical Education sentenced for embezzling federal funding Burlington man pleads guilty to gun possession and fraud charges December 4, 2023 U.S. Treasury launches Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force San Diego man admits bank and tax fraud Jacksonville business owner sentenced to federal prison for COVID Relief fraud Arizona man sentenced to 45 years is the last co-conspirator sentenced in a multi-defendant international meth conspiracy IRS Criminal Investigation releases FY23 Annual Report highlighting more than 2,600 investigations, $37.1 billion identified from tax and financial crimes December 1, 2023 Massachusetts commercial fisherman sentenced to prison for tax evasion “Money Mule” sentenced to one year in prison for call center scheme that defrauded victims of more than $700,000 Baton Rouge woman sentenced for defrauding the PPP and EIDL loan programs and laundering the fraudulent proceeds Longtime employee of Harford County manufacturer sentenced for a $20 million kickback scheme
