Office of Public Affairs | Sixth North Carolina Return Preparer Sentenced in $23.9 Pandemic-Relief Fraud Scheme
The owner of a North Carolina tax return preparation business was sentenced on October 1, 2026, to 60 months in prison for conspiring to prepare false returns claiming fraudulent refunds…
Minneapolis Father, Son Admit $9.2M Tax Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – October 15, 2026 (STL.News) A Minneapolis-area father and son have pleaded guilty to participating in a federal tax fraud conspiracy involving at least 300 fraudulent income tax…
Office of Public Affairs | Construction Business Owner Charged with Employment Tax Scheme and Failing to File Returns
A federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Maryland returned an indictment today charging a Maryland man with failing to account for and pay over employment taxes withheld from the wages of…
Office of Public Affairs | Texas Man Indicted for Conspiring to Defraud the United States Out of $6.9M
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas returned an indictment on September 15, 2026 charging John Labee of Austin, Texas, with conspiring to defraud the United States…
Office of Public Affairs | Austin Couple Indicted for Running Fake ID Websites
An Austin couple were charged today with running websites that purported to sell fake identification documents and evading the payment of their federal income taxes. According to court documents and…
New Jersey Brothers Admit $2.6M Tax Refund Fraud
NEWARK, NJ – October 15, 2026 (STL.News) Two New Jersey brothers have pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2.6 million in federal tax refunds through fraudulent filings with the Internal…
Office of Public Affairs | Texas Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the United States
A Texas man pleaded guilty on September 17, 2026, for his role in a tax refund fraud conspiracy that sought to obtain more than $35 million in fraudulent refunds through…
Office of Public Affairs | Construction Company Owner and Employees Indicted for Wide Ranging Tax and Financial Fraud Schemes
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returned an indictment on September 23, 2026, charging Arthur Nelson, of Staten Island and Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Joseph…
Office of Public Affairs | Former Tennessee Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Employment Tax Fraud
A former Tennessee business owner was sentenced today to 3 years’ probation and ordered to pay $1,048,840 in restitution to the United States for willfully failing to pay over employment…
Office of Public Affairs | Phoenix Tax Preparer Convicted for Willfully Filing False Tax Returns
A federal jury in Phoenix, Arizona, convicted a man for aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns, and for filing false personal income tax returns. Pacific Kashosi,…