March 31, 2023 Mechanicsburg business owner sentenced to a year and a day in prison for tax evasion March 30, 2023 Miami business owner sentenced to prison for employment tax crime Milpitas car exporter pleads guilty to crime in scheme to avoid income taxes on multi-million dollar income Greene County men plead guilty to tax evasion conspiracy South Texas tax fraud: preparer convicted of filing fraudulent returns Wilson man pleads guilty to COVID-19 fraud scheme in North Carolina Carnegie man sentenced to 6½ years for $3.8 million paycheck protection program fraud Kentuckiana physician and nurse practitioner sentenced for multiple charges Ecuadoran woman sentenced to prison of participating in tax refund fraud scheme Judgment entered against fourteen defendants in case dismantling nationwide racketeering conspiracy Swiss executive pleads guilty to tax fraud conspiracy March 29, 2023 Hampton man sentenced to 15 years for defrauding elderly victims and tax evasion Two Orlando women sentenced for preparing fraudulent tax returns for three years Kaplan man pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering Fentanyl trafficking kingpin sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for overseeing a sprawling drug and money laundering conspiracy Carnegie man sentenced to 6 ½ years for payment protection program fraud Clay County man indicted for fraud scheme using stolen identities to obtain paycheck protection program loans, filing a false tax return, and stolen property Twenty-two individuals charged with drug trafficking in the municipalities of Sabana Grande, San Germán, Lajas, and Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico March 28, 2023 Kauai woman sentenced to 17 years in prison for wire fraud schemes and aggravated identity theft Atlantic County doctor admits health care fraud conspiracy Contractor and his wife charged with bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, and wire fraud Businessman sentenced to prison for theft from Morgantown company March 27, 2023 Five family members sentenced to prison and ordered to forfeit a combined $51.9 million dollars in proceeds from their fraudulent sale of counterfeit trademarked cellular phones and accessories Owner of Covina employment staffing company sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for not paying over payroll taxes to IRS March 24, 2023 Landscaping business owner pleads guilty to tax evasion after not filing and paying taxes for nine years Former Tampa area real estate professional sentenced to 24 months for money laundering conspiracy "Ghost Preparer" charged with tax fraud appears in federal court Anchorage man sentenced to 21 years for role in multistate drug trafficking organization Morris County woman charged in $10 million scheme to commit health care fraud Hale County man pleads guilty to $4 million PPP fraud Fraudulent tax return preparer sentenced in San Antonio Mayor of Wildwood admits assisting in preparation of fraudulent tax returns Baltimore man pleads guilty to federal charge for fraudulently obtaining more than $1.2 million in COVID-19 cares act loans March 23, 2022 Ecuadoran national sentenced to prison for participating in tax refund fraud scheme Former owner of Savannah restaurant sentenced to prison, ordered to pay more than 400,000 dollars restitution in tax case Former financial representative is sentenced to seven years in prison for 1.1 million-dollar fraud scheme Operator of tax return preparer business sentenced to prison for filing false income tax returns Utah man pleads guilty to multiple counts of tax evasion New Orleans man's failure to pay employment taxes results in federal conviction and sentence Baker woman sentenced to federal prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent tax returns Dunmore business owner sentenced to three months in prison for failure to pay employment taxes Idaho Springs man pleads guilty to executing million-dollar PPP fraud scheme IRS-CI releases COVID fraud statistics ahead of the 3rd anniversary of the CARES Act March 22, 2023 Tampa woman sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for fraud offenses Former Warren County businessman sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently obtaining 1.8 million dollars in COVID-19 loans meant for small businesses Downey tax preparation company owner pleads guilty to helping to prepare almost 400 false income tax returns with inflated refunds Former Rochester pawn shop owner going to prison for selling stolen goods Couple sentenced for failure to pay withheld payroll taxes March 21, 2023 Bulgarian woman charged for role in multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency pyramid scheme "OneCoin" and extradited from Bulgaria to the United States Former Lincoln lawyer sentenced to two years in prison in tax case Beaufort County man sentenced for tax evasion and ordered to pay 3,097,582 dollars in restitution Caldwell woman sentenced for conspiring to distribute bath salts and conspiring to commit money laundering March 20, 2023 Kirkville man pleads guilty to money laundering Greenfield Township school transportation business owner pleads guilty to tax evasion scheme Last individual admits role in nationwide fraud scheme targeting elderly victims Sioux Falls woman sentenced to 10 years in meth conspiracy Ewa Beach couple pleads guilty to tax fraud Former director of operations for O.C. pharmacy sentenced to 9½ years in prison for defrauding the U.S. military's health care plan March 17, 2023 El Dorado County couple found guilty of tax fraud March 16, 2023 Alexandria small business owner pleads guilty to 900,000 dollar tax fraud Former Macomb County Public Works commissioner Anthony Marrocco sentenced to prison for extortion Waco return preparers sentenced to prison in tax scheme Securities fraud fugitive arrested and returned to the United States March 15, 2023 Detroit-area software developer sentenced to prison for employment tax crimes Fargo, ND, man pleads guilty to preparation of false tax returns Former Mexican governor and presidential candidate sentenced for money laundering Chicago man sentenced for mail fraud scheme involving fraudulent tax returns to the IRS Southern California return preparer charged with filing false tax returns March 14, 2023 Davenport chiropractor charged with false statements, bank fraud, and money laundering for PPP loan and mortgage fraud schemes Sioux Falls man sentenced to nine years in federal prison for role in fraud and money laundering schemes Former pharmaceutical sales representative admits role in health care and wire fraud conspiracy Thibodaux man pleads guilty to failing to account for and pay taxes Romanian citizens arrested and charged with laundering 1.4 million dollars in proceeds from jewelry thefts and Covid fraud March 13, 2023 Seven charged in sophisticated stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme that sought over 100 million dollars from the IRS Pennsylvania owners of landscape and excavation firm charged with conspiring to defraud the IRS and employment tax crimes Illinois attorney found guilty of embezzlement, bankruptcy fraud, and tax fraud U.S. Attorney announces federal charges against 10 additional defendants in 250 million dollar Feeding Our Future fraud scheme President of Oklahoma steel manufacturer pleads guilty to tax evasion March 10, 2023 Springfield, Illinois, woman sentenced to three years of probation for pandemic benefit related wire fraud Randolph woman arrested for hiding over $3.2 million in payroll Eleven charged with drug trafficking for Chicago street gang Mississippi tax return preparer sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for filing false tax returns March 9, 2023 Two former directors of Boston nonprofit indicted on additional fraud charges Former 21st Century Fox executive and Argentina-based sports marketing company Full Play Group S.A., convicted of bribing soccer officials in FIFA Case Maryland tax preparer convicted of filing false returns Former tax return preparer pleads guilty to making false statement on a tax return California woman pleads guilty to embezzling more than 1 million dollars from her employer St. Louis County tax preparer indicted, accused of falsifying tax returns Scottsdale man convicted of investment fraud Former Goldman Sachs managing director sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in massive bribery and money laundering scheme March 8, 2023 Detroit-area mortgage broker charged with conspiring to defraud the IRS and filing false tax returns Philadelphia woman sentenced to 100 months in prison for operating fraudulent debt relief scheme Omaha man pleads guilty to role in multimillion-dollar embezzlement Greenwood Village psychiatrist pleads guilty to illegal distribution of controlled substances and financial crimes Social Security Administration employee pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering Former claims examiner for Michigan unemployment agency pleads guilty in COVID-19 fraud scheme Jury finds Uzbek national guilty of making false statements Texas woman sentenced for fraud and money laundering conspiracies targeting federally funded meal programs for underprivileged youth Five Rock hill men sentenced to federal prison for involvement in fentanyl distribution ring Snow Hill man sentenced to prison for role in COVID-19 fraud scheme Leader of illegal copyright infringement scheme sentenced to 5 ½ years' imprisonment President of Beaver Falls mineral processing company pleads guilty to filing false income tax return March 7, 2023 East Moline man sentenced to 310 days in prison for willful failure to file income tax returns Pain clinic owners sentenced for unlawfully distributing opioids and multimillion-dollar health care fraud "Logistics coordinator" convicted of drug trafficking Cape Coral caretakers plead guilty to stealing more than half a million dollars from elderly victim March 6, 2023 Tampa man sentenced for money laundering conspiracy relating to government impersonator scam Former luxury homebuilder indicted for obstruction of grand jury proceeding and false statements Surgeon convicted of federal charges for accepting over $300,000 in illicit payments to perform spinal surgeries at corrupt hospital L.A. man sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for $5.5 million COVID jobless benefits scam, tax fraud and drug trafficking Man sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for defrauding investors of 2 companies, evading taxes Oxford man sentenced for stealing government funds and misusing social security number Maine man sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for bank fraud Former accountant providing financial services to Utah charter schools indicted for $2.5m fraud scheme March 3, 2023 Owner of Lexington tax preparation service indicted on 31 counts of tax fraud Representative of Chicago area red-light camera company sentenced to five years in federal prison Owner of New York commercial drum company sentenced to federal prison for fraudulent billing scheme March 2, 2023 Two Louisville men sentenced to 32 years and 11 years in federal prison for fentanyl distribution, drug conspiracy, and firearms offenses Comptroller of a non-profit corporation in Aguada, PR sentenced to two years in prison for fraud scheme Romanian citizen arrested and charged in 5 million dollar COVID relief fraud Peculiar business owner sentenced for tax evasion Korean national pleads guilty to "bust out" bank fraud scheme in Sacramento area and elsewhere Wichita woman sentenced to prison for bank fraud CEO of Atlanta engineering firm pleads guilty to failing to pay payroll taxes Ericsson to plead guilty and pay over 206 million dollars following breach of 2019 FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement March 1, 2023 Kouts woman convicted of tax offenses Tewksbury woman pleads guilty to embezzlement, unemployment fraud and tax crimes IRS-CI enlists the public's assistance in slamming the next scam
