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Feb. 21, 2025 — Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Dudzinski Poole and sixteen co-conspirators to federal prison terms ranging from six years, up to life, imprisonment in a multi-state drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy. Poole was the leader of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that was responsible for distributing thousands of kilograms of methamphetamine and fentanyl with sources of supply or distributors in California, multiple other states, and China. The organization also laundered millions of dollars in drug money. Two of Poole’s co-conspirators (Michael Chester and George King, Jr.) were convicted after a ten-day jury trial in July 2024. The rest of the defendants entered guilty pleas.

April 18, 2025 — Jovan Terrell Williams of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 180-months in federal prison in connection with the November 2023 armed carjacking of a Chevrolet Corvette and for his participation in the Kennedy Street Crew drug trafficking conspiracy.

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April 17, 2025 — Kenneth Amedola Olugbenga, a leader of and money launderer for the violent Kennedy Street Crew (KDY), was sentenced today to 160 months in federal prison for his role in a massive drug trafficking organization that operated open-air markets in Northwest Washington D.C.

This directive provides guidance to LB&I examiners in determining whether a taxpayer in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries has appropriately computed the credit for increasing research activities under section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code (research credit) for activities involved in developing new pharmaceutical drugs and therapeutic biologics.

IR-2023-224, Nov. 28, 2023 — As part of a larger effort to protect taxpayers against identity theft, the Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners today reminded tax professionals to protect themselves and their client’s sensitive information, including putting in place written security plans and following new requirements to use multi-factor authentication.

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The following questions and answers were prepared in response to inquiries that have been proposed to the IRS by US withholding agents, major corporations and multinational companies outside of the financial service community.