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Tax Division Press Releases 2008

December

December 23, 2009
Ohio Attorney Charged with Tax Fraud, Obstruction of Justice for Scheme to Hide Income and Assets through Trusts and in Foreign Bank Account
December 15, 2009
Michigan Tax Preparers Permanently Barred from Preparing Returns for Others
December 15, 2009
Los Angeles Area Tax Preparer Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Violating Injunction
December 14, 2009
North Dakota Executive Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
December 4, 2009
Tewksbury, Mass., Health Care Provider and Its CEO Permanently Enjoined Relating to Failure to Comply with Federal Employment Tax Requirements
December 3, 2009
Birmingham Man Setenced to Prison for False Tax Refund Scheme
December 2, 2009
Justice Department Asks Court to Authorize Service of A John Doe Summons Seeking the Identities of U.S. Clients of R. Allen Stanford's Investment Companies
December 1, 2009
Virginia Investment Firm Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy with Attorney and KPMG Tax Partner in Tax Shelter Case

November

November 27, 2009
Federal Court Shuts Down Kansas City Tax Preparer
November 24, 2009
California Court Permanently Enjoins Developer of the "Derivium" "90% Loan" Tax Scheme
November 24, 2009
Federal Court Shuts Down Los Angeles Tax Preparer
November 20, 2009
Federal Court Shuts Down Los Angeles Area Tax Preparer
November 20, 2009
Tennessee Woman Barred from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others; Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction
November 18, 2009
Rhode Island Couple Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
November 17, 2009
Justice Department & IRS Announce Results of UBS Settlement & Unprecedented Response in Voluntary Tax Disclosure Program
November 9, 2009
Federal Court Permanently Enjoins Iowa Tax Preparation Firm
November 9, 2009
Justice Department Sues to Close Dallas-Area Tax Preparer
November 6, 2009
Court Bars Milwaukee Heating Contractor from Making Disbursements Before Paying Federal Payroll Taxes
November 2, 2009
Michigan Attorney and Client Sentenced for Tax Crimes in Connection with a Fraudulent Insurance Tax Shelter

October

October 30, 2009
Former Promoter of Abusive Trusts Sentenced for Tax Evasion
October 28, 2009
Government Files Seven Lawsuits Nationwide to Block Alleged Scheme Involving Fraudulent Tax-Refund Claims
October 22, 2009
Utah-Based Tax Shelter Operators Plead Guilty in $200 Million Dollar Tax Fraud
October 22, 2009
Virginian Accountant, Attorney and Investment Firm Officer Charged with Conspiracy in Tax Shelter Case
October 22, 2009
Bronx Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
October 22, 2009
Alabama Resident Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns in Connection with Embezzlement Scheme
October 20, 2009
Jury Convicts Tax Shelter Promoters of Conspiracy, Tax Crimes
October 16, 2009
Federal Court Permanently Bars Utah Man from Promoting “Asset Protection” Scheme
October 15, 2009
Ohio Home Builder Charged with Filing False Tax Returns
October 13, 2009
Maryland Tax Preparer Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns for Clients
October 9, 2009
Justice Department Sues to Bar Kansas Man from Preparing Tax Returns
October 7, 2009
Rhode Island Machine Shop Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes
October 6, 2009
Colorado Man Sued by the Justice Department for Promoting Alleged Tax Fraud Schemes
October 6, 2009
Federal Court Bars Texas Woman from Preparing Tax Returns
October 5, 2009
Seattle Area UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax Return
October 2, 2009
Owner of Alabama Tire Store Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
October 2, 2009
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Georgia Tax Preparer

September

September 28, 2009
Former New Jersey, Firefighter Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
September 28, 2009
Justice Department Sues to Block Alleged $23 Million Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme Operating in the Los Angeles Area
September 25, 2009
Florida Limousine Drive Sentenced to Prison for Securities and Tax Fraud
September 25, 2009
UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Failing to Report $6.1 Million in Swiss Bank Accounts
September 21, 2009
Federal Court Bars Georgia Man & Tax Preparation Businesses from Preparing Returns
September 21, 2009
Justice Department Asks Court to Bar Nebraska CPA from Preparing Tax Returns
September 17, 2009
Los Angeles Area Tax Defier Convicted of Criminal Contempt for Violating Injunction
September 17, 2009
Manager of Bogus Foreign Currency Exchange Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice
September 16, 2009
Brooklyn Resident Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to File False Claims for Tax Refunds
September 16, 2009
Federal Court Shuts Down Nevada Tax Return Preparer
September 15, 2009
California Court Bars Four Men from Promoting Alleged Stock-Loan Tax Fraud Scheme
September 10, 2009
Phoenix Attorney and Accountant Charged in Offshore Tax Shelter Scheme
September 8, 2009
Federal Court Shuts Down California Tax Preparer
September 2, 2009
Fraudulent Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison
September 2, 2009
Tampa Judge Shuts Down Florida Tax Preparer

August

August 31, 2009
U.S. Court Rejects Efforts by Schering-Plough Corporation to Repatriate $690 Million in Offshore Earnings Without Paying Taxes
August 31, 2009
Northwest Indiana Businessman Who Used Sham Trusts Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
August 27, 2009
North Carolina Doctor Convicted of Tax Crimes
August 25, 2009
Federal Court Permanently Bars Texas Man from Preparing Tax Returns
August 21, 2009
Boca Raton Man Convicted of Securities Fraud, Tax Fraud
August 21, 2009
Former UBS Banker Sentenced to 40 Months for Aiding Billionaire American Evade Taxes
August 20, 2009
New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Residents Arrested for Promoting and Using Tax Defier Schemes
August 20, 2009
Swiss Banking Executive and Swiss Lawyer Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the United States
August 19, 2009
San Diego Tax Return Preparer Convicted of Tax Fraud
August 19, 2009
Remarks by IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman on UBS
August 19, 2009
U.S. Judge Permanently Bars Suffolk County, N.Y., Tax Preparer from Doing Returns for Others
August 19, 2009
U.S. Discloses Terms of Agreement with Swiss Government Regarding UBS
August 18, 2009
New Mexico Farmer Charged with Tax Fraud, Fraudulently Collecting Farm Subsidies
August 17, 2009
San Diego Attorney and Accountant Charged with Tax Crimes
August 14, 2009
Tax Division Statement on 1st Circuit Appeals Court Ruling in U.S. v. Textron, Inc.
August 13, 2009
Federal Court Permanently Enjoins Founder of the “Global Prosperity” Tax Scheme
August 5, 2009
Justice Department Seeks to Bar Couple’s “Asset-Protection” Scheme Allegedly Operated from Florida and Bahamas

July

July 30, 2009
Manhattan Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
July 28, 2009
UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return, Hid $8 Million in Secret Swiss Bank Accounts
July 23, 2009
Two Cincinnati Dentists Charged with Conspiracy, Tax Crimes
July 17, 2009
Federal Court Permanently Bars Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Firm from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
July 16, 2009
Justice Department Seeks to Close Miami-Area Tax Firm
July 15, 2009
Louisiana Tax Defier Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison
July 12, 2009
United States, UBS and Switzerland Request Stay in Court Proceedings
July 10, 2009
Federal Jury Rejects Altria Group's $24 Million Tax Shelter Claim
July 2, 2009
Federal Court Acts to Stop Alleged $30 Million Scam Involving Tax Credits Based on Fictitious Methane Production at Landfills

June

June 30, 2009
Former Promoter of Abusive Trusts Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
June 30, 2009
Fort Myers Real Estate Agents Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes
June 30, 2009
Phoenix Asphalt Paver Convicted of Tax Evasion
June 25, 2009
UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return
June 24, 2009
Federal Court Enjoins Las Vegas Man Whose Tax-Fraud Scheme is Estimated to have Cost Treasury $31 Million
June 24, 2009
Alabama Resident Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns in Connection with Embezzlement Scheme
June 23, 2009
Justice Department Statement Regarding Recent Story Concerning Government’s Litigtaion Involving UBS
June 16, 2009
Associate of Tax Defier Irwin Schiff Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime
June 12, 2009
Silver Spring, Maryland, Return Preparer Found Guilty of Preparing False Tax Returns for Clients
June 11, 2009
Georgia Federal Court Permanently Bars Fulton County Man from Preparing Tax Returns
June 9, 2009
Jenkens & Gilchrist Attorneys, BDO Seidman Accountants, and Bankers Charged in Criminal Tax Fraud Related to Tax Shelters Generating Over Seven Billion Dollars of Fraudulent Tax Losses
June 9, 2009
Former District of Columbia Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges
June 3, 2009
Massachusetts Couple Charged with Tax Evasion
June 3, 2009
Northwest Indiana Businessman Who Used Sham Trusts Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud on Eve of Trial
June 1, 2009
Federal Court Enjoins Iowa Tax Preparation Firm

May

May 29, 2009
North Dakota Executive Pleads Guilty to Nine Counts of Tax Fraud on Eve of Trial
May 29, 2009
Ohio and Michigan Tax Defiers Sentenced to Prison for Tax Offenses
May 29, 2009
Los Angeles Area Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Tax Evasion Used Frivolous Tax Defier Arguments
May 28, 2009
Court Orders Tewksbury, Mass. Employer to Timely Pay Withholding and Unemployment Taxes
May 27, 2009
Tampa Judge Shuts Down Florida Tax Preparer
May 26, 2009
United States Sues California Man to Bar Him from Promoting Fraudulent Tax Schemes
May 22, 2009
Tax Shelter Promoter Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Impede and Impair the IRS
May 18, 2009
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Joins Other Circuits in Invalidating Tax Losses Claimed in “Son of Boss” Tax Shelter
May 14, 2009
U.S. Judge Bars Two Connecticut Residents from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
May 14, 2009
U.S. Court Permanently Bars Meriden, Conn., Tax Preparer from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
May 13, 2009
Federal Judge Permanently Bars Texas Tax Preparers
May 6, 2009
Court in Seattle Permanently Shuts Down Washington, D.C., Tax Preparer
May 5, 2009
U.S. Court Shuts Down Georgia Tax Preparation Firms Allegedly Involved in Fuel Credit Tax Scam
May 5, 2009
Federal Court Bars Individual Return Preparers and Sarasota Firms from Preparing Tax Returns
May 4, 2009
Three Ohio Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud for Fraudulent Real Estate Loan Scheme
May 4, 2009
Columbus Woman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy

April

April 24, 2009
Promoter of Fraudulent Tax Defiance Scheme Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
April 22, 2009
Federal Court Shuts Down Dallas Tax Preparer
April 21, 2009
Columbus, Ohio, Home Builder, Accountant and Realtor Indicted in Tax Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
April 16, 2009
Federal Court Bars Bloomfield, Connecticut Tax Preparer from Preparing Tax Returns
April 15, 2009
Department of Justice Asks Court to Serve Summons for Offshore Records
April 14, 2009
UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return Hid Assets Worth $3 Million in Secret Swiss Bank Account
April 13, 2009
Bronx Return Tax Preparer Indicted for Aiding in Preparation of False Tax Returns
April 13, 2009
Disbarred Maryland Attorney Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns
April 13, 2009
Justice Department Highlights FY 2008 Tax Enforcement Results
April 10, 2009
New York Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to File False Claims for Tax Refunds
April 10, 2009
Louisiana Tax Defier Convicted on Federal Tax Charges
April 9, 2009
Federal Court Blocks Chicago Tax Preparation Firm from Claiming Improper Tax Credits
April 9, 2009
Federal Court Bars Homewood, Illinois, Tax Preparers from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
April 2, 2009
U.S. Sues 32 Individuals, Alleging $30 Million Tax Credit Scam Based on Sham Sales from Non-Existent Methane Production Facilities at Landfills
April 2, 2009
UBS Client Charged with Filing False Tax Return
April 1, 2009
Partner at Major International Accounting Firm Charged with Tax Crimes
April 1, 2009
Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Iowa Tax Preparation Firm

March

March 30, 2009
Rhode Island Machine Shop Owners Convicted of Tax Fraud
March 24, 2009
Sixth Aegis Company Principal Sentenced in Chicago to Ten Years in Prison for His Part in Firm’s $60 Million Tax Fraud Conspiracy
March 23, 2009
Federal Judge Shuts Down Two Dallas Tax Preparers
March 17, 2009
Former Accounting Firm Vice Chairman/Board Member Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Related to Tax Shelters
March 16, 2009
Justice Department Asks Court to Close Georgia Tax Preparation Firms Allegedly Involved in Fuel Credit Tax Scam
March 16, 2009
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Florida Tax Preparer
March 11, 2009
Federal Court Shuts Down North Carolina Tax Preparer
March 10, 2009
Mississippi Lawyer Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Failure to File Tax Returns
March 6, 2009
Two Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to File False Claims for Tax Refunds
March 5, 2009
U.S. Asks Courts in California & South Carolina to Shut Down Promoters of Allegedly Fraudulent $39.2 Million Tax Refund Scam
March 4, 2009
Statement of John DiCicco, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division, before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the U.S. Senate at the hearing entitled "Tax Haven Banks and U.S. Tax Compliance - Obtaining the Names of U.S. Clients with Swiss Accounts."

February

February 25, 2009
Federal Court Permanently Bars Florida “Tax Doctor” from Preparing Tax Returns
February 25, 2009
United States Sues to Shut Down Florida Tax Return Preparer
February 25, 2009
United States Sues to Stop Florida Tax Return Preparer from Claiming Allegedly Bogus Tax Credits
February 23, 2009
Fraudulent Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison
February 20, 2009
Federal Court Bars Tennessee Resident from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
February 19, 2009
Fraudulent Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison
February 19, 2009
United States Asks Court to Enforce Summons for UBS Swiss Bank Account Records
February 18, 2009
UBS Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement
February 18, 2009
U.S. Court Issues Permanent Injunction Order Against Maine Tax Return Preparer
February 17, 2009
Atlantic City Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Jail for Fraud
February 17, 2009
U.S. Court Permanently Shuts Down Two Pennsylvania Tax Preparers
February 13, 2009
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Sacramento Tax Preparation Firm
February 13, 2009
U.S. Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Iowa Tax Preparers
February 11, 2009
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Texas Tax Preparers
February 6, 2009
Las Vegas Minister and Conspirator Sentenced in Tax Evasion Scheme
February 5, 2009
U.S. Court Rejects Two Prominent L.A. Real Estate Investors’ Attempt to Use Tax Avoidance Scheme
February 4, 2009
Federal Court Bars Connecticut Woman from Preparing Tax Returns for Others
February 3, 2009
Federal Court Bars Maine Resident from Preparing Tax Returns for Others

January

January 29, 2009
Former NFL Player, Ex-Casino Owner and Nevada Businessman Indicted in Massive Tax Fraud Scheme
January 15, 2009
Court Orders Louisiana CPA to Stop Claiming False Tax Deductions for Customers
January 14, 2009
D.C. Police Detective Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
January 13, 2009
South Carolina Doctor Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return
January 8, 2009
Two Former Oregon Residents Now Residing in Arizona Indicted for Obstructing IRS Investigation and Other Tax Crimes
January 7, 2009
Court Orders Sacramento Employer to Timely Pay Withholding and Unemployment Taxes
January 6, 2009
Columbus, Ohio, Accountant Sentenced to 120 Months for Fraud


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