NEW YORK, USA – Kingsley Uchelue Utulu, a 38-year-old Nigerian national, has been sentenced to five years and three months in U.S. federal prison for leading a sophisticated cybercrime operation …
IRS fraud
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Phoenix, Ariz. — A St. David, Arizona man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme to illegally obtain nearly $1 million in COVID-19 relief …
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Federal officials have charged 23 people, including 20 from Bulloch County, in a large tax fraud case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia said the charges …
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A Georgia man was arrested Tuesday on federal charges alleging he fraudulently redirected two companies’ IRS refund checks, including one for more than $32 million, to himself, the U.S. Attorney’s …
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Three men were sentenced to federal prison on Thursday for their roles in a stolen identity tax refund scheme that defrauded the U.S. Treasury and IRS. The U.S. Attorney’s Office …
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GREAT FALLS, Va. — A Great Falls man, Rick Tariq Rahim, was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for committing tax crimes and operating a wire …
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FREEPORT, N.Y. (FOX26) — Damaris Beltre, 57, of Freeport, was charged with wire fraud, aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft on Wednesday, …
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Ponzi Scam
Elana Cohen-Roth Found Guilty of Defrauding Elderly Santa Rosa Woman in $1.5M Ponzi Scheme
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (CBS12) — Elana Cohen-Roth, an 80-year-old former IRS field agent, was found guilty Thursday of defrauding a 73-year-old Santa Rosa woman out of more than $1.5 million …
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Government scam
New Bedford Woman Sentenced for Stealing Federal Funds Through Fraudulent Tax Returns
NEW BEDFORD, MA — Valentina Martinez, 50, of New Bedford, was sentenced on March 7, 2025, for stealing federal funds by filing false tax returns to obtain fraudulent refunds from …
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A Pineville man, Christopher J. Smyth, was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay over $4.6 million in restitution for failing to remit employment taxes he withheld …