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Virginia Man Sentenced to Thirty-Six Months in Prison for Tax Evasion

05/08/2012 - 01:17 - 485 reads

Richard Jaensch, fifty-four, of Annandale, Virginia, was sentenced April 27, 2012, to thirty-six months in prison by US District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, the Justice Department, and the IRS.

Massachusetts Man in Prison for Filing False Tax Returns

05/02/2012 - 13:25 - 994 reads

Kevin P. Mahoney of Massachusetts was sentenced April 24 to sixty months in prison following trial convictions on corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the administration of the Internal Revenue laws, filing false tax returns with the IRS, and criminal contempt of court, the Justice Department and the IRS announced.

Insurance Salesman Plead Guilty to Failing to File Income Tax Returns

05/01/2012 - 12:52 - 852 reads

Thomas Mitchell of Mansfield, Ohio, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge George J. Limbert of the Northern District of Ohio to criminal information charging him with willfully failing to file an income tax return with the IRS, the Justice Department and the IRS announced April 16, 2012.

Return Preparer Charged ‒ Preparing False Tax Returns for Drug Dealers

04/27/2012 - 15:59 - 915 reads

Rebecca Renae Powell, a resident of Wasilla, Alaska, has been charged with six counts of preparing false income tax returns for several clients whose primary source of income was from the sale of illegal narcotics.

Former Partner at BDO Seidman LLP Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes

04/25/2012 - 15:43 - 1774 reads

Stephen A. Favato, a resident of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, and a former partner in BDO Seidman LLP's Woodbridge, New Jersey, office, was sentenced to eighteen months in prison for tax crimes, the Justice Department and the IRS announced April 16.

Pennsylvania Tax Defier Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison

04/23/2012 - 10:29 - 914 reads

Troy Beam of Pennsylvania was sentenced April 10 to 74 months in prison by US District Judge Christopher C. Conner, the Justice Department, and the IRS. On May 4, 2011, Beam was convicted of tax evasion, obstructing and impeding the due administration of the IRS laws, and willful failure to file federal income tax returns.

Groundbreaking Tax Fraud Lawsuit against Sprint for over $300 Million

04/20/2012 - 10:55 - 1377 reads

On April 19, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman filed a lawsuit against Sprint-Nextel for deliberately under-collecting and underpaying millions of dollars in New York state and local sales taxes on flat-rate access charges for wireless calling plans. Also on April 19, Sprint Nextel responded to the allegations.

Lionel Richie Sings a Different Tax Tune

04/19/2012 - 11:16 - 768 reads

Lionel Richie, the legendary singer who rose to fame with the Commodores and then carved out a highly successful solo career, has been slapped with a tax lien of $1.1 million by the IRS for unpaid income taxes attributable to the 2010 tax year.

Skier Lindsey Vonn's Tax Problems Snowball

04/18/2012 - 12:27 - 969 reads

Renowned skier Lindsey Vonn wasn't able to clear one hurdle that all taxpayers face. According to a news report, Vonn owes more than $1.7 million in taxes from 2010, a staggering total.

NH and MA Residents Convicted for Promoting/Using Tax Defier Schemes

04/18/2012 - 10:42 - 921 reads

A federal jury in Worcester, MA, convicted William Scott Dion and Catherine Floyd, both of Sanbornville, NH, and Charles Adams of Norwood, MA, for conspiracies to defraud the United States through the promotion and use of multiple tax fraud schemes, the Justice Department and the IRS announced on April 2.