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Orlando, FL – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that James Fednor Meristin has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States. Meristin faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

Orlando, FL - Last week, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging four Honduran nationals with operating an illegal, off-the-books cash payroll system for construction workers to avoid paying employment taxes to the IRS and to defraud workers’ compensation insurance companies. Through the scheme, the conspirators facilitated the employment of undocumented aliens working illegally in the United States.

A federal grand jury in Orlando, Florida, returned an indictment charging four Honduran nationals with operating an illegal, off-the-books cash payroll system for construction workers to avoid paying employment taxes to the IRS and to defraud workers’ compensation insurance companies. Through the scheme, the conspirators facilitated the employment of undocumented aliens working illegally in the United States.

Credit Suisse Services AG pled guilty and was sentenced for conspiring to hide more than $4 billion from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in at least 475 offshore accounts. 

Credit Suisse Services AG pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to conspiring to hide more than $4 billion from the IRS in at least 475 offshore accounts. The guilty plea by the Swiss corporation is the result of a years-long investigation by U.S. law enforcement to uncover financial fraud and abuse.

Baltimore, Maryland – Today, Moshe Gabay, 54, of Baltimore, Maryland — the owner of a Baltimore pharmacy — pled guilty to one count of filing false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  On the fraudulent tax returns, Gabay underreported his income by more than $3.5 million which meant he owed more than $1 million in taxes.  

TUCSON, Ariz. – Roy Lane, 44, of St. David, Arizona, was sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge John C. Hinderaker to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for filing false tax returns and loan applications to obtain COVID-19 disaster relief. Layne previously pleaded guilty to two counts of Wire Fraud and one count of Filing a False Claim.

A local resident has admitted to failing to pay employment taxes

A former resident of Salem County admitted to filing false tax returns and causing a tax loss of approximately $590,000.

The federal probe of Washington Federal led to criminal charges against 16 defendants.