Tax crime doesn’t pay — coverage of tax fraud, evasion, and financial crime prosecutions, and what they mean for the rest of us.
The Department of Justice has announced that Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his brother, Marc Sorrentino, were indicted today on additional charges including tax evasion, structuring and falsifying records. The former Jersey Shore star was originally charged in 2014.
Attorney Jeffrey Wertkin, of Washington, D.C., was arrested and charged with attempting to sell a sealed legal complaint on January 31, 2017, after an investigation by a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent.
It’s Getting To Know You Tuesday. Today’s tax professional is Desmond Hudson.
“A Grinch.” That’s how the Polk County Sheriff’s Office described 38-year-old Tammy Strickland of Eagle Lake, Florida, who was arrested and charged with numerous crimes after authorities alleged she fabricated applications in an effort to steal toys from Toys for Tots.
Former Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in misusing government and charitable funds.
Authorities allege that Jaquon Mucsarney devised a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of millions in bogus tax refunds. To further the scheme, Jaquon sought help: one of Jaquon’s partners in crime turned out to be his mother, Schosche Muscsarney.
Did Jacqueline Laurita and Caroline Manzo turn Teresa Giudice into the IRS? That was the basis of allegations made on the Real Housewives of New Jersey. Whether Laurita & Manzo had their “revenge tax” isn’t clear but taxpayers often contemplate their own “revenge tax.” Here’s what you need to know.
Another soccer star with ties to Spain has been accused of tax fraud. Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez has been accused by Barcelona tax authorities of failing to report and pay nearly $1 million during 2012 and 2013.
Congressional staffer Issac Lanier Avant of Arlington, Virginia, has pleaded guilty to willfully failing to file an individual income tax return.
A North Carolina businessman who advised professional athletes on investments has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing a false income tax return.