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March 12, 2024 — U.S. District Judge Henry L. Adams today sentenced Amit Patel (Jacksonville) to six years and six months in federal prison for committing wire fraud and engaging in an illegal monetary transaction. As part of his sentence, the court entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $22,221,454.40, the proceeds of the wire fraud charge. Patel was also ordered to pay full restitution to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the victim of his offense and his former employer. Patel pleaded guilty on December 14, 2023.

December 19, 2022 — Dana Lamar Antonio Hayes, Jr., of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud charge related to a scheme to obtain a fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Relief loan application (EIDL loan) and several Paycheck Protection Plan loan applications (PPP loans), under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, from two financial institutions (Bank 1 and Bank 2).

October 27, 2022 — United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Joseph Cammarata, of Monmouth Beach, NJ, was convicted after trial for his participation in a securities fraud claims scheme with two co-defendants from New York and New Jersey.

November 17, 2023 — United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Joseph Cammarata of Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, was found guilty on November 15, 2023, on five counts of tax evasion following a two-week trial in the District of New Jersey before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan.

September 15, 2022 — A resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of conspiracy related to the submission of fraudulent health care claims, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

December 20, 2022 — Christopher A. Parris, formerly of Rochester, NY, and currently of Lawrenceville, Georgia, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud related to a Ponzi scheme, as well as to wire fraud involving the fraudulent sale of purported N95 masks during the pandemic, was sentenced to serve 244 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Parris was also ordered to pay approximately $106-million dollars in restitution.

March 17, 2022 — Commissioner Rettig speaks before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight on the filing season and IRS operations.