USDOJ: Tax Division: Tax News - USAO Tax-Related Press Releases 2001

December 26, 2001 -

Man Sentenced to Prison for Income Tax Fraud

December 19, 2001 -

Fort Worth Physician Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

December 19, 2001 -

Gloucester Woman Sentenced to 34 Months for Embezzling $600,000 from Employer

December 19, 2001 -

Northfield Attorney Sentenced to One Year in Prison For Tax Evasion

December 19, 2001 -

Smith & Lee Sentencings

December 18, 2001 -

Berwick Man Sentenced for Failure to File Income Tax Returns

December 18, 2001 -

IRS Revenue Officer Pleads Guilty to Illegal Conduct

December 17, 2001 -

Escort Service Owner Sentenced on Tax Charges

December 17, 2001 -

United States Attorney's Office Collects Record $46 Million for Fiscal Year 2001

December 14, 2001 -

White Oak Physician Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

December 12, 2001 -

Former Clear Lake Dentist Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud United States

December 12, 2001 -

Honolulu Certified Public Accountant Pleads Guilty to Evading Personal Income Taxes

December 12, 2001 -

Stockton Man Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Kickback Scheme and Tax Charges

December 11, 2001 -

Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns

December 11, 2001 -

Tax Preparer Sentenced for Preparing False Returns and Making a False Claim

December 10, 2001 -

Monroe Man Sentenced on Tax Charge

December 7, 2001 -

Leland (N. C.) Company Officials Indicted for Polluting Cape Fear River with Waste Oil

December 3, 2001 -

Sentencing in Tax Fraud Case

November 30, 2001 -

Former Employee of Tax Return Preparation Service Indicted on 106 Counts of Filing False and Fraudulent Income Tax Returns

November 30, 2001 -

Tax Charges Added to Criminal Indictment Against Alleged Racketeering Organization

November 28, 2001 -

Prince George's County Man Sentenced on Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Tax Charges

November 26, 2001 -

John Chanh Truong Former Owner of Balboa Consolidated Health Inc. Sentenced for Income Tax Evasion

November 21, 2001 -

Former State Employee Sentenced in Tax Return Fraud Scheme

November 20, 2001 -

Owner of Los Angeles Clothing Accessory Business Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Charges

November 16, 2001 -

Houston Businessman Sentenced for False Tax Return

November 16, 2001 -

New Jersey Man Sentenced for Transporting Fraudulent Cigarette Tax Stamps and False Statement to FBI

November 15, 2001 -

Justice Department Seeks Injunctions Against Three Promoters Halt Nationwide Bogus Tax-fraud Refund Scheme

November 13, 2001 -

Atlanta Lawyer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Mail Fraud and Tax Violations

November 9, 2001 -

Indictment to Defraud the US by Filing False Claims; Filing False Tax Returns

November 6, 2001 -

Chandler Contractor Sentenced to 13 Months for Filing False Tax Return

November 2, 2001 -

Colorado Springs Resident Indicted and Arrested for 1997 Arson of Internal Revenue Service Office

October 31, 2001 -

Rienstra Indictment

October 31, 2001 -

Two Southland Men Arrested in Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Nonexistent Winnings from Horse Tracks

October 30, 2001 -

Arizona Man Gets Nearly Six Years in Prison for Participating in Massive Tax Fraud Ring

October 26, 2001 -

Martin Conviction

October 25, 2001 -

Westlight Financial Strategies Owner Sentenced for Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS

October 24, 2001 -

Kengo I. Nozaki Convicted by Federal Jury for Filing False Tax Return

October 24, 2001 -

San Antonio Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Bankruptcy Fraud and Evade Paying Payroll Taxes

October 23, 2001 -

Rock Quarry Operator Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

October 22, 2001 -

Central Coast Restaurateur Sentenced to Federal Prison in Tax Evasion Case

October 22, 2001 -

Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty in Tax Case

October 22, 2001 -

Former Owners of Bagel Nosh Restaurant Sentenced to Prison on Federal Tax Charges

October 19, 2001 -

President of Furniture Stores Indicted for Payroll Tax Fraud

October 19, 2001 -

Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Aiding the Preparation of False Income Tax Returns

October 18, 2001 -

Man Convicted on 15 Counts of Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme

October 18, 2001 -

Owner of Brown's Computerized Mobile Tax Services Pleads Guilty to Subscribing and Filing False Tax Return

October 15, 2001 -

Charles James Payton Convicted of Willfully Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation of False Income Tax Returns

October 12, 2001 -

Owner of Trucking Business Sentenced on Income Tax Evasion Charges

October 12, 2001 -

Tucson Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of Tribal Funds and False Tax Return

October 11, 2001 -

Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Fraud

October 11, 2001 -

Individuals Associated with Tax Scheme Indicted for Obstruction of Justice

October 11, 2001 -

Sacramento Chiropractor Indicted for Filing False Tax Returns

October 10, 2001 -

Hindi Sentencing

October 9, 2001 -

District Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Claiming Approximately $146,000 in Refunds

October 9, 2001 -

Randall G. Morse Arrested for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion Charges

October 3, 2001 -

Leroy Schweitzer Associate Convicted of Tax Crimes

October 2, 2001 -

Escort Service Owners Guilty to Tax Charges

October 2, 2001 -

Rockwall Residents Sentenced to Federal Prison

October 1, 2001 -

Two Doctors and an Orthodontist Plead Guilty in Federal Tax Evasion Case Involving Concealment of Income

September 26, 2001 -

Lake Charles Motel Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

September 26, 2001 -

Raymond A.C. Nip Charged with Four Years of Tax Evasion

September 24, 2001 -

Maryland Corporation and its President to Pay $600,000.00 in Penalties

September 20, 2001 -

Castaneda Sentenced and Imprisoned in Tax Fraud Case

September 17, 2001 -

Bethesda Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gambling Charge and Filing a False Income Tax Return

September 12, 2001 -

Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Attorney Was Sentenced for Income Tax Violations

September 10, 2001 -

Renton Man Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Income Tax Return

September 8, 2001 -

Brownsville Residence Sentenced for Assisting in Preparing False Tax Returns

September 7, 2001 -

Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

September 6, 2001 -

Federal Judge Sends Thai Kitchen Restaurants Owner to Prison and Orders Him to Pay IRS $614,604 in Restitution

September 6, 2001 -

Steven A. Roebuck Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Failure to File Income Tax Returns

September 4, 2001 -

Monroe Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Charge

August 31, 2001 -

Seattle Area Man Sentenced to 16 Months Imprisonment for Filing False Income Tax Return Claims

August 31, 2001 -

Tax Protester Sentenced to Obstruction; Must Pay All Back Taxes, Penalties, Interest

August 27, 2001 -

Utah Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Tax Evasion Case Involving Nationwide Conspiracy to Conceal Income Through Off-shore Bank Accounts

August 23, 2001 -

Berwick Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Offenses

August 22, 2001 -

Former Deputy Director for Arizona Department of Revenue and Business Partner Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns

August 10, 2001 -

Houston Businessman Pleads Guilty to Filing False Income Tax Return

August 10, 2001 -

Nathan William Harrison Sentenced to Six Months in Custody for Conspiracy and Tax Evasion

August 10, 2001 -

Prison Sentence Handed Down to Atlanta Man in False Tax Returns Case

August 9, 2001 -

Clarksville Man Faces Tax Charges

August 9, 2001 -

Former Clear Lake Dentist Charged with Defrauding the IRS

August 9, 2001 -

New Jersey Man Convicted of Transporting Fraudulent Cigarette Tax Stamps & False Statement to FBI

August 6, 2001 -

Riverside County Juice Maker Admits to Filing False Tax Returns

August 3, 2001 -

Former IRS Manager Pleads Guilty to Misconduct

August 1, 2001 -

Insurance Embezzlers Plead Guilty to Theft and Tax Charges

July 31, 2001 -

Attorney Convicted in Tax Fraud Scheme That Involved Diverted Income to Foreign Tax Haven to Avoid Taxes

July 31, 2001 -

Central Coast Restaurateur Admits Tax Evasion

July 27, 2001 -

Corporate Travel Manager Admits Embezzling More than $3 Million From Multi-National Co.

July 27, 2001 -

Organized Crime Member Carmine Agnello, 5 Associates, and Scrap Metal Company Plead Guilty to Racketeering, Extortion, Arson, "Vin" Obliteration and Income Tax Fraud

July 24, 2001 -

Tucson Insurance Executive Sentenced on Wire Fraud and Tax Charges

July 23, 2001 -

Redlands Man Indicted in Tax Refund Case

July 23, 2001 -

Tax Preparer Convicted of Preparing False Returns and Making a False Claim

July 20, 2001 -

Dorchester County Man Pleads Guilty on Tax Charges

July 20, 2001 -

Prince George's County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Tax Charges

July 20, 2001 -

Westlight Financial Strategies Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS

July 18, 2001 -

Kostanenos N. Hronopoulos Indicted for Offenses Arising out of Fund Raising

July 16, 2001 -

Rockwall Residents Oscar Luther Rager and Monica Ticer Peters Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Tax Evasion and Tax Evasion

July 9, 2001 -

Sacramento-area Defendants Sentenced in Real Estate and Tax Scam

June 26, 2001 -

Scottsdale Businessman Admits to Failing to Report over $1 Million in Income to IRS

June 25, 2001 -

Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges

June 22, 2001 -

Failure to Supply Information Required by IRS Summons

June 18, 2001 -

Carlton S. Yamamoto, Jr. Sentenced to 43-months Imprisonment for Filing Three False Tax Returns

June 13, 2001 -

G. Johnson Sentencing

June 6, 2001 -

Robert Elder Dais Sentenced

May 22, 2001 -

Franklin Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax and Pension Charges

May 19, 2001 -

Mesa Chiropractor Sentenced to Income Tax Charges

May 16, 2001 -

Phoenix Doctor Sentenced for Bankruptcy Fraud, Health Care Fraud, and Filing a False Tax Return

May 15, 2001 -

Man Sentenced on Federal Tax Evasion Charges

May 4, 2001 -

Claude Monroe Napier Pleads Guilty to Knowingly and Willfully Signing and Filing a False Joint Income Tax Return

May 3, 2001 -

Former Phoenix Businessman Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax Return

April 25, 2001 -

Central Coast Restaurateur Indicted in Tax Evasion Case

April 24, 2001 -

Tucson Couple Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Tax Fraud & Money Laundering in Food Diversion Scheme

April 13, 2001 -

Ross Benami-Vera Sentenced to 24 Months Imprisonment and Ordered to Pay $7,490.50 in Restitution

April 11, 2001 -

Tax Return Preparer Indicted for Income Tax Refund Scheme

April 6, 2001 -

Edwin Frank Hurst, Jr. Sentenced in Federal Court for Tax Evasion

April 4, 2001 -

Inland Empire Residents Sentenced for Filing Numerous False Tax Returns

April 3, 2001 -

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alatorre Charged with Tax Evasion for Failing to Report Bribes; Defendant Agrees to Plead Guilty to Felony Offense

April 2, 2001 -

Bothell Man Sentenced to 36 Months for Filing Fraudulent Personal and Corporate Tax Returns

March 30, 2001 -

Lynn Ashley Sentenced to 16 Months in Federal Prison

March 28, 2001 -

Indicted for Filing False Person Income Tax Returns

March 27, 2001 -

Former High-ranking IRS Executive Pleads Guilty to Obstructing the Administration of the IRS Laws

March 22, 2001 -

Long Beach Woman Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns

March 14, 2001 -

Westlight Financial Strategies Owner Indicted for Fraudulent Income Tax Refund Scheme

March 13, 2001 -

Ex-employees of Anaheim Municipal Employees Assn. Plead Guilty to Federal Income Tax Violations

March 12, 2001 -

Laredo Bail Bondsman Enters Guilty Plea to False Statements on Income Tax Returns

March 9, 2001 -

DEA Agent Previously Charged with Corruption Now Faces Tax Offenses Alleged by a Grand Jury

March 2, 2001 -

Rancho Mirage Man Sentenced in Tax Fraud Case

February 27, 2001 -

Ex-Hawthorne Man Convicted in Tax Fraud Case Sentenced to More than Six Years in Federal Prison

February 21, 2001 -

Federal Grand Jury Returns Two Count Indictment Charging Honolulu Attorney

February 9, 2001 -

Federal Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment

February 2, 2001 -

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Victor H. Zuercher with Evasion of Tax Payments and Subscribing a False Return

February 1, 2001 -

Mother and Daughter Sentenced for Tax Violations

January 31, 2001 -

Former IRS Executive Charged with 15 Counts of Making False Statements to IRS

January 26, 2001 -

Joseph Lewis Hernandez Found Guilty of Filing False Tax Returns

January 25, 2001 -

Jerry A. Burnett, president of PROsera, Inc. Indicted for 11 Counts of Wire Fraud, 3 Counts of Mail Fraud, 1 Count of False Tax Return and 1 Count of Failure to File a Tax Return

January 17, 2001 -

San Fernando Valley-Based Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Offenses, Money Laundering and Tax Evasion

January 10, 2001 -

City of Houston Employee Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Refund Scheme

January 10, 2001 -

Mesa Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Charges

January 5, 2001 -

Texas Residents for Willfully Attempting to Defraud the United States

January 3, 2001 -

Texas Resident Ross Benami-Era Convicted on All Counts of a Twelve-Count Indictment