A New Lead In The Tylenol Murders and The Tax Twist You Probably Forgot
A possible new link has emerged in the 1982 Tylenol murders, reviving interest in the unsolved case—and James Lewis’s surprising connection to taxes.
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Taxpayers Can Learn From GoFundMe Scam
Recently, a New Jersey woman was sentenced for her involvement in an infamous GoFundMe scam. The saga is a good reminder to be careful before handing over your hard-earned cash—even for a great cause. Here are a few tips to consider. Post-column update: On August 5, 2022, Mark D’Amico was sentenced Friday to five years…
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IRS Criminal Investigation: Talking Taxes and the Law With Chief Jim Lee
IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) started a little over 100 years ago as an intelligence unit within the IRS, with nothing more than a few Post Office inspectors. Over the years, IRS-CI has become world-renowned for investigating abusive tax schemes, financial fraud, and many other crimes. With COVID-19 and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans among the…
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Imposter Nurse Sentenced To Prison After Conviction On Tax Charges
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 the Department of Justice in a case that has all of the makings of a daytime television plot. Sonja Emery was known at various times as Sonja Lee Robinson, Sonjalee…
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Al Capone On His Way To Jail In 1931 After Bragging: They Can’t Collect Legal Taxes From Illegal Money
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 illegal money” was sentenced to 11 years in prison for failing to file tax returns. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1899, to Italian immigrants. His…
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IRS-CI, DOJ Announce Largest-Ever Income Tax Charge Against One Individual
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 being called the largest ever tax charge against an individual in the United States. Robert T. Brockman, a 79-year-old resident of Texas, and the chairman and CEO of The Reynolds…
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An Offer You Can’t Refuse: A Look At The Mob Museum
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, Nevada. The museum focuses on mob crime history, including the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago involving Al Capone. Capone refused to file a tax return, claiming that “They can’t…
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Man Shoots Fiancee’s Parents, Resulting In Arrests – For Tax Charges
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 shot: Kimberly Forney was struck in her lower leg, and Matthew Forney had been hit twice in his upper chest. The culprit? The couple’s son-in-law, Robert Hedrick. Hedrick told police…
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Another Arrest As Fraudulent PPP Loan Total Hits $1 Billion
The feds have made another arrest in a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud case. This time, it’s an attorney facing charges. Jae H. Choi, who has an office in Fort Lee, New Jersey, has been accused of fraudulently obtaining nearly $9 million in PPP loans. Choi has been charged with three counts of bank…
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Justice Department Attempts To Recover Hacked Cryptocurrency
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 of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency and laundered the funds through Chinese over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency traders. Now, the Justice Department is seeking to recover those funds through the filing of a…
