March 29, 2024 Mississippi man and Destrehan man sentenced for bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies Jefferson City man pleads guilty to $12 million bank fraud scheme Coventry man sentenced to 2 years in prison for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds March 28, 2024 Charlotte tax preparer is sentenced to prison for scheme to obtain 780,000 dollars in fraudulent coronavirus relief funds and money laundering Owner of New Jersey fireproofing and painting company indicted for tax crimes Former Orange County education official pleads guilty to embezzling nearly 16 million dollars from school district that employed him Dental clinic manager admits to employment tax violations Tax preparer sentenced to 3 years in 6.7 million dollar tax fraud Former lawyer charged with failure to pay taxes Former state representative and friend charged for fraud scheme Russian national sentenced to 15 years for 11 million dollar wire fraud conspiracy March 27, 2024 Columbus man faces 20 to 23 years in prison as part of narcotics guilty plea involving killing of another Columbus resident Filing fraudulent tax return results in prison for tax preparer KC tax preparer pleads guilty to wire fraud, false tax returns Virginia businesswoman pleads guilty to employment tax crimes Member of Minneapolis Highs gang pleads guilty to firearms violations involving fentanyl trafficking New Haven man admits stealing and selling catalytic converters March 26, 2024 Parker man indicted for economic injury and disaster loan and payroll protection program fraud scheme Restaurant owner sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment for tax violations that cost the government almost $1.2 million Freeport, Minnesota woman apprehended in Mexico pleads guilty to drug trafficking charges in North Dakota Federal grand jury in Louisville returns 3 indictments charging 14 defendants March 25, 2024 Three individuals admit tax evasion and other charges after defrauding more than 100 victims of over $4.5 million dollars in romance fraud scheme Rochester woman pleads guilty to defrauding the IRS and NYS Tax Department during COVID Albuquerque man sentenced for tax evasion Former Pelco President sentenced and ordered to pay more than $3.6 million in restitution March 22, 2024 Rashad Trice, who killed two-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith, pleads guilty to kidnapping resulting in death Former Executive Director pleads guilty in federal court for stealing thousands of dollars from Gastonia non-profit Businesswoman pleads guilty to fabricating millions in business income to obtain pandemic relief Superseding indictment adds new charges for viva grocery store owner and adds new defendants in fraud conspiracy Los Angeles attorney charged with tax evasion and willful failure to pay over $2.4 million in taxes Delaware county mushroom farm owner sentenced to 46 months’ imprisonment for tax violations Four indicted in money laundering conspiracy Superseding tax indictment against Chicago attorney adds charge for alleged witness tampering March 21, 2024 Former Honolulu resident pleads guilty to tax fraud Former foundation director sentenced for bank and tax fraud Florida man and Brazilian national indicted for decade-long scheme to defraud the IRS Pawn shop owner charged with money laundering and operating a money transmitting business without a license Two indicted in scheme to use stolen identities to obtain nearly 1 million dollars in fraudulent COVID-19 relief March 20, 2024 IRS revenue agent arrested for filing false tax returns Mt. Pleasant man sentenced to nine years in federal prison for role in one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history Federal grand jury indicts four defendants for their roles in scheme that defrauded thousands of companies out of millions of dollars Former Universal Companies executives convicted at trial of conspiracy to defraud the United States government Six defendants added in catalytic converter theft conspiracy March 19, 2024 Operator of Key West labor staffing companies sentenced to four years in prison for tax and immigration charges Toledo area man sentenced to 94 months in prison for COVID fraud Romance scammer sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, ordered to pay $2.2m in restitution Owner of Oakland money services business sentenced to 18 months in prison for laundering drug proceeds to Mexico Rhode Island man sentenced to eight years in prison for defrauding investors and tax evasion Alabama man sentenced for wire fraud and preparation of false tax returns Texas man charged with orchestrating digital currency scam that bilked investors out of more than $10 million Former DuBois resident sentenced to more than five and a half years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking Florida woman admits to elder financial fraud Aventura Technologies, Inc. pleads guilty to wire fraud and illegal importation for reselling Chinese goods as U.S.-made March 18, 2024 Billionaire Chinese national pleads guilty to straw donor campaign contribution scheme and other frauds Four men sentenced for $18m global investment fraud scheme Former O.C. tax preparer sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for leading scheme to swindle IRS and states out of millions of dollars Beverly Farms man sentenced to 20 months in prison for multi-million dollar payroll scheme Former San Francisco PUC Chief sentenced to four years in prison East Feliciana man sentenced for wire fraud March 15, 2024 Long Island man sentenced to 10 years in prison for sprawling COVID-19 loan fraud Mississippi tax preparer sentenced to prison in false tax return conspiracy Virginia business owner pleads guilty to tax fraud for failing to pay employees’ withheld taxes Luxury jewelry company supervisor arrested for stealing, selling millions of dollars worth of precious metals Ringleader of fentanyl trafficking conspiracy sentenced to life, co-conspirators sentenced to a total of more than 100 years in federal prison Former employee convicted of defrauding his employer sentenced to five years in federal prison March 14, 2024 Canadian resident sentenced to 42 months in prison for more than $1 million fraud on COVID relief programs Nevada man sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay over 1.1 million dollars in restitution for tax fraud Brooklyn hospital dietician sentenced to nearly three years in prison for filing false tax returns and obstructing IRS Three charged for fraudulently seeking 2.9 billion dollars in COVID-19 tax credits Silk Road drug trafficker charged with laundering drug proceeds through cryptocurrency Federal grand jury indicts 6 individuals on drug and gun charges Moldovan national sentenced to federal prison for operating websites involved in the illicit sale of compromised computer credentials Former Connecticut resident pleads guilty to tax evasion March 13, 2024 Online cryptocurrency exchanger pleads guilty to operating unlicensed money transmitting business New Jersey home improvement contractor admits filing false tax returns Columbus, Ohio, resident sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for trafficking of cocaine into Western Pennsylvania Former Worth County Tax Commissioner pleads guilty to filing false tax return Orlando man sentenced to federal prison for preparing and filing false tax returns Ohio and Florida residents each sentenced to five years in prison for cocaine distribution violations IRS names Guy Ficco new Criminal Investigation chief March 12, 2024 Hopkinton couple arrested for multiple fraud schemes Cincinnati man pleads guilty to fentanyl crime, money laundering Jury finds Russian-Swedish operator of ‘Bitcoin Fog’ guilty of running the darknet cryptocurrency mixer Honduran national sentenced to 9 years for massive immigration fraud scheme Former Jacksonville Jaguars employee sentenced to more than six years for embezzling in excess of $22 million Two Charlotte businessmen convicted at trial of failing to account for and pay over trust fund taxes IRS Criminal Investigation warns US taxpayers about money mule networks March 11, 2024 Representative John Rogers agrees to plead guilty in fraud case involving the Jefferson County Community Service Fund Suburban Chicago businessman sentenced to two years in prison for evading $3.7 million in income taxes March 8, 2024 Leader of the Rodriguez drug trafficking organization sentenced to 10 years for drug conspiracy and money laundering Westerville man sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for $1.8M fraud schemes Investigation leads to conviction of human smuggling organization leader involved in alien smuggling and money laundering March 7, 2024 Former Navy civilian employee and former executive indicted in bribery scheme involving over 100 million dollars in government contracts Former chief of staff to Senator Dean Tran sentenced for tax fraud Man charged for 10 million dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme March 6, 2024 Connecticut dentist sentenced to prison for tax evasion Sedalia dentist sentenced for 617,000 dollar tax evasion Former local non-profit VP sentenced to 3 years in prison for wire fraud, identity theft March 5, 2024 District woman sentenced in scheme that stole from non-profit affordable housing complex she ran Owner of home health care company sentenced to two months in prison for tax offense March 4, 2024 Michigan business owner sentenced to three years in prison for money laundering and obstructing the IRS Fremont business owner sentenced in scheme to use foreign bank accounts to avoid millions of dollars in income taxes Harrison County man sentenced for federal income tax violation March 1, 2024 Dual resident doctor sentenced to 52 months in federal prison for tax evasion San Diego man sentenced to 41 months for bank, tax fraud schemes Chipley “sovereign citizen” convicted at trial of $3.4 million tax fraud scheme, filing a false lien, and absconding while on bond
