Investigating the Investigator
The job of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigator is to pursue individuals who break the tax law. So, it is ironic that a Sacramento, California woman, who worked for the IRS Criminal Investigation Division as an investigator, found herself being pursued by...
A Different Kind of Bank Robber
Not all
bank robbers wear a black ski mask and enter through the front doors toting a
firearm. Some operate smugly from within the walls of a financial institution, concealing
that they are diligently transferring funds to bank accounts they manage.
Today’s fraudster is a former...
Engineering Fraud
Criminals
go to great lengths to engineer fraud schemes that are undetectable. The owner
of a Honolulu, Hawaii-based engineering services firm and his accountant
carried out what they thought to be a well-designed plan to divert money that
was intended for federal employment and income taxes...
Delivering More than the Mail
A U.S. postal worker in Columbus, Georgia was recently convicted by a federal jury for his part in a stolen identity tax refund conspiracy. (The fraudster worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), but moonlighted as an identity refund fraudster.)...
Unpaid Taxes Sends CEO to Prison
The saying, “Nothing is certain except for death and taxes,” is an undisputed truth recognized by nearly everyone. If you owe money to the IRS, they may work with you on late filing or to create a payment schedule, but make no mistake, they...
Off to Prison She Goes
The U.S.
Tax Code is complicated, so it’s easy to understand how some individual
taxpayers may inadvertently fail to comply with the tax law as defined by the IRS.
(That’s why many people run to the nearest tax preparer to dump several
inches of financial paperwork...
Cheating with Cheddar
Warning to all readers: this blog post is cheesy.
Today’s fraudster used all types of cheese plus lettuce, tomato, hot peppers,
olives, pickles and deli meat to commit more than half a million dollars in tax
fraud. (It’s
possible that you may crave a sub sandwich...
No Matter How You Slice It
According
to the 2018 Pizza Power Report,
the U.S. pizza market is worth $45.1 billion, with about $18.5 billion in
revenue coming from independent operators. (As you might guess, competition is
steep between the 75,243 pizzerias located across the nation.) The
report also mentions that in 2017,...
From the Gridiron to the Chain Gang
From gridiron star to businessman to prison inmate.
That is the unlikely journey of a former Florida State University (FSU) football
standout who was indicted on federal charges of filing false tax returns
through his tax-preparation business.
Kenneth Alexander, a starting linebacker...
A Cast of Unscrupulous Characters
As today’s fraud drama unveils, we see a cast of unscrupulous characters that include two brothers, an office billing manager, a licensed nurse practitioner, and an individual who is an expert at forging medical treatment notes (I didn’t know that was a “thing”.) The...