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Category: Tax Crimes

Money laundering plea deal saves executive from 27 charges

A San Antonio executive who was accused with others of illegally collecting payroll taxes and worker’s compensation fees agreed to a plea deal earlier this month. The 49-year-old has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges; and in exchange, 27 counts of a 29-count indictment will be […]

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Delaware woman convicted of tax fraud

Being convicted of criminal tax violations is no joke. These types of convictions can lead to serious jail time as well as heavy fines. Such was the case when a federal jury in Texas convicted a Delaware woman of cheating the government out of more than $3 million over a […]

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Texas couple sentenced to prison for tax evasion

A Big Sandy, Texas, husband and wife were given lengthy prison sentences recently after being found guilty of illegally claiming exemptions from federal income taxes. Sentencing for the husband and wife took place on Sept. 30. They were charged with numerous tax crimes, including conspiracy to attempt to evade federal […]

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Texas businessman sentenced for tax fraud

Claims of tax fraud have serious consequences for Texas citizens and the mere allegation that an individual tried to deceive the state or federal government can change the path of a person’s life. The criminal tax matters will often be publicized and the person accused will have to deal with […]

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Tax fraud lands Texas woman in prison

A Texas woman recently landed herself in double trouble with the law. First she was found guilty of embezzling funds from her employer, McLean Orthopedics of Nacogdoches, where she worked as an office manager. She was employed there for about 10 years. Then she entered a guilty plea to one […]

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Texas tax-assessor faces criminal tax matters in a ironic twist

In an ironic turn of events, Texas Rangers engaged in an investigation of a McLennan County Tax Assessor-Collector. The county employee was accused of fraudulently avoiding sales tax payments. The investigation occurred due to the prompting of a McLennan County District Attorney, following allegations brought up in an audit. The […]

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IRS agents involved in drug arrests

IRS agents working in Fort Worth and throughout our country become involved in many different types of investigations. The underpinning, however, is usually a suspected violation of the Internal Revenue Code. It’s what got Al Capone in trouble in the 1930’s. They couldn’t nail the mobster for bootlegging and other […]

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IRS warns of “Dirty Dozen Tax Scams” for 2011

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently highlighted some the top abusive tax scams for 2011. Activities such as, hiding income in offshore accounts, identity theft, return preparer fraud and filing false or misleading tax returns forms the Service’s the annual list of “dirty dozen” tax scams in 2011. “The Dirty Dozen […]

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IRS Increases Scrutiny of Nonprofit Organizations

Recently the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has stepped up its enforcement efforts to ensure that non-profit organizations comply with tax laws and regulations. The Exempt Organizations (EO) Examinations office is tasked with analyzing the operational and financial activities of exempt organizations. According to a recent IRS report highlighting the accomplishments […]

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