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Taxpayers Can Learn From GoFundMe Scam

Taxpayers Can Learn From GoFundMe Scam

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 29, 2022August 7, 2022

Recently, a New Jersey woman was sentenced for her involvement in an infamous GoFundMe scam. The saga is a good reminder that you should take

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IRS Criminal Investigation: Talking Taxes And The Law With Chief Jim Lee

IRS Criminal Investigation: Talking Taxes And The Law With Chief Jim Lee

John LuckenbaughJanuary 19, 2021January 5, 2022

The IRS Criminal Investigation agency started a little over 100 years ago as an intelligence unit within the IRS, with nothing more than a few

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Imposter Nurse Sentenced To Prison After Conviction On Tax Charges

Imposter Nurse Sentenced To Prison After Conviction On Tax Charges

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 30, 2020January 10, 2021

A woman who faked her resume for years in exchange for high-paying executive gigs is finally going to prison. That was the word out of

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Al Capone On His Way To Jail In 1931 After Bragging: They Can’t Collect Legal Taxes From Illegal Money

Al Capone On His Way To Jail In 1931 After Bragging: They Can’t Collect Legal Taxes From Illegal Money

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 17, 2020January 10, 2021

On this day in 1931, Al Capone was found guilty of tax evasion. The gangster who had reportedly boasted, “They can’t collect legal taxes from

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IRS-CI, DOJ Announce Largest-Ever Income Tax Charge Against One Individual

IRS-CI, DOJ Announce Largest-Ever Income Tax Charge Against One Individual

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 15, 2020January 10, 2021

Together with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigations (CI) division announced what is

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An Offer You Can’t Refuse: A Look At The Mob Museum

An Offer You Can’t Refuse: A Look At The Mob Museum

John LuckenbaughOctober 12, 2020January 5, 2022

Some of the biggest crime cases in history involve financial disputes and tax evasion. Kelly introduces her favorite museum, The Mob Museum, in Las Vegas,

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Man Shoots Fiancee’s Parents, Resulting In Arrests – For Tax Charges

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 18, 2020December 14, 2020

On September 23, 2018, police in York County, Pennsylvania, responded to reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they learned that a couple had been

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Another Arrest As Fraudulent PPP Loan Total Hits $1 Billion

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 3, 2020December 14, 2020

The feds have made another arrest tied to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud. This time, it’s an attorney facing charges. Jae H. Choi, who

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Justice Department Attempts To Recover Hacked Cryptocurrency

Justice Department Attempts To Recover Hacked Cryptocurrency

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 31, 2020November 19, 2020

The Justice Department has announced action against two hacks of virtual currency exchanges by North Korean actors. According to court documents, the actors stole millions

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How Much Do You Know About IRS-CI?

How Much Do You Know About IRS-CI?

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 22, 2020August 22, 2020

Did you know that the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI) is the only federal agency that devotes 100% of resources to investigating financial

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