by Michael Hogberg EA | Aug 24, 2022 | Enforcement Updates
August 24, 2022 A federal grand jury in Miami returned an indictment today charging a Venezuelan national for laundering the proceeds of substantially inflated procurement contracts obtained by making bribe payments to senior officials at Petropiar, a joint venture...
by Michael Hogberg EA | Aug 19, 2022 | Enforcement Updates
August 19, 2022 An Illinois man was sentenced to 29 months in prison today for using stolen identities to file false tax returns. According to court documents and statements made in court, Wilmer Alexander Garcia Meza, of Waukegan, used others’ personal identifying...
by Michael Hogberg EA | Aug 19, 2022 | Enforcement Updates
August 19, 2022 A New York woman was arrested today, following an indictment returned by the grand jury earlier this week charging her with filing false tax returns, obstructing the IRS, and willful failure to file tax returns. According to the indictment, Ehrenfriede...
by Michael Hogberg EA | Aug 19, 2022 | Enforcement Updates
August 19, 2022 Elliot Adler, an attorney and founding partner of a boutique San Diego law firm, was sentenced in federal court today to one year and one day in custody for conspiring with former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein to commit tax fraud. He was also...
by Michael Hogberg EA | Aug 19, 2022 | Enforcement Updates
August 19, 2022 U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Brian A. Smith, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney...
by Michael Hogberg EA | Aug 18, 2022 | Enforcement Updates
August 18, 2022 Kevin Lee Co, of Rocklin, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for wire fraud, money laundering and submitting false statements to a financial institution, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on Dec. 8, 2016,...