Current News December 2020 December 18, 2020 Former Illinois attorney charged with federal tax offense Federal superseding indictment charges two Baltimore defense attorneys and private investigator for conspiracy to create false records in a federal investigation and to obstruct official proceedings December 17, 2020 Third Dallas real estate developer charged with bribing city council members Northborough man pleads guilty to aiding romance and lottery schemes targeting elderly D.C. tax return preparer sentenced to prison for preparing false tax return Munster woman charged with wire fraud relating to Chapter 13 bankruptcy 28 sentenced for "spice" manufacturing and distribution in Tucson Leader of drug trafficking organization sentenced to 295 months Manager of JD’s Circle In Bar sentenced in federal drug distribution conspiracy Greenwood man charged federally for alleged $14 million fraud scheme December 16, 2020 Three from Northwest Arkansas plead guilty to making false statements to obtain coronavirus relief funds Michigan-based wire fraud conspiracy and tax offenses charged North Carolina restaurant owner and son charged with COVID relief fraud Menifee woman pleads guilty to federal criminal charge for fraudulently obtaining over $500,000 in COVID-19 jobless relief Eleven indicted in wide-ranging conspiracy trafficking heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in multistate area Indictment alleges two Peoria businessmen embezzled funds; revenue related to Pere Marquette hotel complex development Male escort pleads guilty to tax fraud Rochester man pleads guilty for his role in pawn shop conspiracy Former employee of Colorado non-profit health care system sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for money laundering December 15, 2020 Cumberland County man admits conspiring to distribute opioids, launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds Santa Ana police officer agrees to plead guilty to bribery charge Portland tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false tax returns Lowell man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for money laundering Brockton tax preparer pleads guilty to tax fraud December 14, 2020 Sussex County man charged with fraudulently obtaining $5.6 million loan meant to help small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic Alabama man sentenced to prison for tax evasion Chief of staff to former Fall River mayor enters guilty plea Former FBI official pleads guilty to receiving bribes and falsifying tax return Emeryville man pleads guilty to selling stolen MacBooks to Folsom contact The United States reaches a settlement with the United Auto Workers union to reform the union and end corruption and fraud December 11, 2020 Charlotte woman pleads guilty to orchestrating a $1.9 million debt collection scheme Former “First Lady” of Alexandria church pleads guilty to money laundering New York man sentenced to 54 months’ imprisonment and must pay over $857,000 for defrauding the government Former Philadelphia attorney sentenced to 7 1/2 years for stealing from clients Former Massachusetts state police troopers charged with conspiracy to embezzle overtime funds and wire fraud December 10, 2020 San Antonio man whose sentence was previously commuted once again arrested on federal drug charges Three defendants arrested for over $13 million fraud scheme to obtain loans intended to help small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic Two individuals arrested for human smuggling conspiracy and defrauding U.S. government agencies Florida tire importer pleads guilty in tax conspiracy Connecticut business owner, poker player, pleads guilty to tax evasion Fashion district wholesaler and 2 men linked to company indicted in schemes to avoid tariffs, launder drug money and avoid taxes Former CFO for Richardson Enterprises, Ltd., sentenced for embezzling close to $16 million Three men charged with conspiracy to defraud victims of more than $3 million Revere man pleads guilty to money laundering and cocaine charges Waterbury man sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring December 9, 2020 Pittsburgh resident sentenced in multimillion dollar health care fraud conspiracy Greensburg physician sentenced to prison for drug distribution, health care fraud, and money laundering Greenwich resident charged with federal offenses stemming from alleged investment fraud scheme Penfield man pleads guilty to bilking investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars Businessman pleads guilty to paycheck protection program fraud Cryptocurrency founder “Bruno Block” charged with multimillion-dollar tax evasion scheme Del City woman pleads guilty to drug conspiracy Drumright man charged with mail fraud and engaging in unlawful monetary transaction December 8, 2020 Former comptroller of Catholic Diocese of Steubenville sentenced to prison for tax crimes, embezzlement December 7, 2020 Fraudsters who stole protected health information to fund spending spree plead guilty San Fernando Valley man admits to fraudulently obtaining $655,000 in COVID-19 relief PPP loans Two Central Illinois men indicted on charges of fraud related to Small Business Administration COVID-19 disaster loan program Former Harvard fencing coach and Maryland businessman indicted on bribery charges Two Virgin Islands women sentenced to federal prison resulting from their involvement in a massive stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme December 4, 2020 Lockport man convicted by federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the El Chapo Mexican drug cartel going to prison for 25 years Federal Appeals Court upholds conviction of former ocean county law firm partner on tax and loan fraud Hansen sentenced to 48 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to financial fraud scheme Chicago man sentenced to more than a year in prison for illegally structuring nearly $350,000 New Jersey attorney sentenced to 18 years in prison for money laundering as part of embezzlement scheme Former West Virginia University professor sentenced for wire fraud and tax fraud Former Illinois attorney sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion in connection with legal fees from tobacco litigation Thirteen arrested in connection with an LSD, fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering scheme occurring in the West Campus area of the University of Texas at Austin December 3, 2020 Oklahoma woman pleads guilty to drug conspiracy Muskogee woman pleads guilty to money laundering Tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false tax returns Jamaican native who was convicted of fraud but failed to appear for sentencing is going to prison Longtime fugitive tax preparer sentenced to prison for tax offenses Former Fresno IRS employee sentenced to six years in prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and tax fraud Pennsylvania marketer pleads guilty to filing false tax returns Maryland lawyer facing federal indictment in Maryland for defrauding financial institutions and other entities to obtain control over more than $12.5 million of Somali sovereign assets Jenkintown business owner charged with tax fraud Father and son sentenced on drug and money laundering crimes December 2, 2020 Syracuse-area brothers sentenced to prison for conspiracy to traffic in contraband cigarettes and money laundering December 1, 2020 Tyler County man indicted for tax violations New York City restaurateur sentenced to jail for tax evasion scheme California man sentenced to prison for trafficking cocaine and money laundering Man pleads guilty to defrauding investors in carbon credit scheme Tulsa man sentenced for his role in a transnational heroin trafficking operation Pain clinic owner sentenced to prison for tax evasion and money laundering November 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for November 2020 October 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for October 2020 September 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for September 2020 August 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for August 2020 July 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for July 2020 June 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for June 2020 May 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for May 2020 April 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for April 2020 March 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for March 2020 February 2020 February 28, 2020 Meriden man pleads guilty to federal tax offense Guilty plea of U.S. accountant in panama papers investigation Philadelphia tax preparer convicted at trial on all counts Lead defendant pleads guilty in Texas-to-Ohio heroin distribution ring February 27, 2020 Union County man arrested for mortgage fraud and defrauding the Orange Public Library Queens pharmacy owner found guilty of health care fraud and money laundering charges for role in billing scheme Brothers charged with Old City arson indicted separately for tax fraud Phoenix tax preparer pleads guilty to preparing false tax return Apex entrepreneur pleads guilty to defrauding water remediation investors and to aggravated identity theft Bowling Green attorney pleads guilty to laundering over $700,000 of illegal proceeds Former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh sentenced to three years in federal prison for fraud, conspiracy and tax charges Bakersfield attorney indicted for scheme to defraud her clients February 26, 2020 Twenty-four people in Milwaukee charged with heroin and cocaine trafficking and firearms offenses Mortgage short sale negotiator sentenced for defrauding mortgage lenders February 25, 2020 Illegal resident sentenced for purchasing aircraft parts with drug money Pilot involved in marijuana trafficking ring sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Member of New Haven drug ring sentenced to 5 years in federal prison KC tax preparer sentenced for false tax return scheme Portland tax return preparer sentenced to prison for preparing false returns Pharmacy owner admits role in multimillion-dollar illegal kickback scheme and evading taxes on over $33 million of income California man sentenced to 12+ years in prison for cross-country cocaine distribution scheme Boylston man pleads guilty to filing false corporate and personal tax returns Parent sentenced in college admissions case; defendant paid bribes for two of her children to gain admission to college Jury finds Wisconsin dentist guilty of tax evasion; directed patients to pay in cash Former Microsoft software engineer convicted of 18 federal felonies for stealing more than $10 million in digital value such as gift cards Man pleads guilty to preparing and filing false tax returns and theft of government funds NDTX roundup: February 25 February 24, 2020 Former university tennis coach sentenced in college admissions case Palm Beach county tax return preparer sentenced to prison for filing false returns and theft of government funds February 21, 2020 North Hollywood man sentenced to nine years in federal prison for smuggling cocaine in household products shipped to Australia Former DEA agent and his wife indicted for alleged roles in scheme to divert drug proceeds from undercover money laundering investigations Florida man charged with organic fraud scheme Colorado tax evader indicted for not reporting to serve five-year prison sentence Fort Lauderdale father and daughter sentenced to prison terms for involvement in $100 million fraudulent tax refund scheme New Orleans man pleads in credit card fraud conspiracy Philadelphia labor-leasing company owner sentenced to prison for tax fraud Bergen county man sentenced to six years in prison for using personal information stolen from U.S. service members to file phony tax returns Miami tire importers indicted for excise tax conspiracy and tax evasion Ludington man charged with stealing from the SS Badger ferry company Parent agrees to plead guilty in college admissions case February 20, 2020 Mississippi tax return preparer sentenced to prison for filing false tax returns Savannah man pleads guilty to drug trafficking and prostitution conspiracies, possessing machine gun Two brothers, owners of Kennedy Industrial Electronics, sentenced on conspiracy charges Milledgeville, Georgia tax preparer sentenced for tax fraud, ordered to repay $1 million Former head of airline sentenced to prison for fraud Dorchester man sentenced for federal narcotics and firearms charges Florida man sentenced for conspiracy to resell diverted pharmaceutical products and wire fraud Member of Eastern European organized crime syndicate sentenced to 198 months’ imprisonment for racketeering and other violent crimes February 19, 2020 San Gabriel Valley man agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges in $147 million mining and digital currency fraud Thirty indicted for drug trafficking 78-year-old Boise man sentenced to federal prison a second time for distributing methamphetamine Four charged in conspiracy to import and distribute steroids, launder proceeds Former senior UAW official sentenced to 28 months for taking over $1.5 million in bribes and kickbacks Paving company owner charged with tax fraud Five men arrested on cocaine and money laundering charges in coordinated takedown Former chief economist for the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space pleads guilty Ringleader of racketeering and money laundering conspiracy sentenced to 108 months in federal prison February 18, 2020 Bakersfield man pleads guilty to conspiring to structure funds Alabama man pleads guilty to tax evasion Former Michigan health care consultant pleads guilty to fraud and tax evasion Davenport man sentenced to prison for tax crimes Westford man pleads guilty to embezzlement and tax crimes Employee at mortgage company sentenced to 46 months in prison for illegally accessing computer to steal $2 million NDTX roundup: February 18 Michigan business owner pleads guilty to tax evasion and conspiring to steal reports from city police department Manhattan U.S. Attorney announces guilty plea of U.S. taxpayer in Panama Papers investigation Massachusetts state representative charged with embezzling campaign funds, bank fraud and tax fraud February 14, 2020 Delaware County business owner sentenced to 4+ years in prison for stealing funds from clients, filing false forms with the IRS Aliquippa man sentenced for conspiring to distribute drugs February 13, 2020 Jury convicts tax preparer of fraud and tax violations Jury convicts San Antonio businessman Brian Alfaro on federal mail fraud charges Jury convicts chiropractic clinic owner of tax fraud Manager of Middletown Mall sentenced for bankruptcy and tax fraud Ohio resident charged with operating darknet-based bitcoin “mixer,” which laundered over $300 million “Helix” laundered bitcoin from numerous darknet markets Utah tax return preparers indicted for tax crimes February 12, 2020 Bennington man sentenced for failing to pay withholding taxes Milwaukee business owner sentenced for $5.4 million tax fraud conspiracy Former president of labor union sentenced to 2 years in prison for demanding and accepting bribes Ithaca man pleads guilty to filing false income tax returns Tax preparer sentenced to federal prison for cheating IRS out of $2.6 million Local non-profit CEO charged with tax fraud Manitou Springs man sentenced for tax evasion Centre County man sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for income tax evasion February 11, 2020 Waterbury man involved in New Haven drug ring sentenced to 5 years in federal prison Rhode Island businesswoman sentenced in $10m Ponzi scheme that defrauded 23 individuals Former Raleigh officer sentenced to 10 years in connection with multi-million dollar investment fraud schemes McKees Rocks felon sentenced to prison for distributing cocaine and possessing a stolen firearm Erie tax preparer charged with violating federal tax laws Springfield business owner pleads guilty to evading $300,000 in employment taxes Part owner of international trading business sentenced to three years in prison for tax fraud made false statements to IRS auditors and on tax returns Bridgeport tax preparer pleads guilty Tax return preparer sentenced to prison Walpole man sentenced for filing a false tax return Mexican drug trafficker charged with drug trafficking crime based on seizure of over 500 kilograms of methamphetamine Glendale-based tax preparer indicted on 29 counts of preparing false tax returns and wire fraud NDTX roundup: February 11 Worcester man pleads guilty to tax evasion February 10, 2020 Indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court charging an associate of a Sinaloa cartel leader with drug-trafficking conspiracy and firearms crimes Defendant sentenced to prison for laundering funds from lottery fraud scheme targeting the elderly Boston auto body shop owner sentenced for tax fraud Jury convicts Denison, Iowa man for meth conspiracy February 7, 2020 Westland resident indicted in false return scheme Former president of National Children's Blanket charity indicted for allegedly stealing more than $400,000 from the organization Government food service provider pleads guilty to payroll tax fraud; did not pay more than $10 million in taxes Members of Anderson and Indianapolis drug trafficking organization indicted by federal grand jury Former CEO of PIMCO sentenced in college admissions case Lee’s Summit woman, brother sentenced for $1.7 million marijuana conspiracy Former UAW regional director and board member pleads guilty to racketeering and embezzlement conspiracy Judge sends former Greensburg doctor to prison for illegally distributing opioids Southampton man sentenced to prison for tax fraud Texas man pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 720 kilos of cocaine February 6, 2020 Federal jury convicts Chicago man of illegally structuring nearly $350,000 Operator of New Jersey home health care agency sentenced to prison for not paying employment taxes New York plumbing contractor pleads guilty to employment tax fraud Men plead guilty to employment fraud scheme, defrauding Goodwill Mississippi tax return preparer indicted for filing false tax returns Delaware facility supervisor pleads guilty in Maryland to federal charges of tax evasion and interstate transportation of stolen goods worth more than $3.6 million Altoona man pleads guilty in $1 million fraud scheme and failed to pay taxes Rhode Island chiropractor pleads guilty to tax evasion U.S. Attorney’s Office in Memphis Collects $7,467,543.96 For U.S. Taxpayers and Victims in 2019 Beaumont couple guilty of falsifying tax returns February 5, 2020 North suburban man pleads guilty to orchestrating $9.6 million fraud scheme Owners of Greensboro temporary staffing firms plead guilty to employment tax fraud; continued fraud even after prison sentence Hoboken-based accountant sentenced to 12 months for tax evasion Monroeville man admits guilt in marriage fraud scheme Federal inmate pleads guilty to conspiring to distribute synthetic cannabinoids February 4, 2020 Acupuncturist sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for defrauding Amtrak’s health care plan out of millions of dollars Ocala man sentenced to twenty years for conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl Pain clinic owner pleads guilty to tax evasion and money laundering Four indicted in compound cream prescription scam that cost government and union health plans over $22 million Sedalia man indicted for tax evasion Owner of DC-area tax preparation business pleads guilty to fraud Two South Florida residents sentenced to prison terms for stolen identity and tax refund fraud scheme San Antonio businessman pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy Utica men found guilty of drug trafficking conspiracy Former dental clinic owner sentenced for payroll tax fraud scheme; wife sentenced earlier for $885,000 Medicaid fraud February 3, 2020 HOPE clinic physician pleads guilty to drug crime Pawn shop owner pleads guilty to tax evasion Owners of underground, international financial institutions plead guilty to operating unlicensed money transmitting business Former Upland resident sentenced to 37 months for embezzling over $1.4 million from her employer Waterbury man guilty of trafficking heroin Pelham and Bronx-based tax preparer pleads guilty in white plains federal court to preparing and filing false income tax returns Former tax lawyer sentenced to five years in federal prison for evading back taxes he owed to Internal Revenue Service Income tax preparer pleads guilty to preparing and filing false tax returns Illinois man admits conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin Greensburg doctor charged with conspiring to receive kickbacks for prescribing fentanyl, and then causing insurers to pay for the unlawful prescriptions January 2020 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for January 2020 2019 News December 2019 Criminal Investigation Press Releases for December 2019 October 2019 October 16, 2019 South Korean national and hundreds of others charged worldwide in the takedown of the largest darknet child pornography website, which was funded by bitcoin August 2019 August 20, 2019 Former bank executive found guilty in $15 million construction loan fraud scheme
