Warranty Fraud Got this Texan a Warrant for his Arrest
Vaughn Simon, from Pearland, Texas, was charged with filing a false tax return, tax evasion, and mail and wire fraud for a scheme involving manufacturers’ warranties. Simon obtained serial numbers for products sold by Cisco, Neat, iRobot and APC and then submitted false warranty claims. Simon claimed the products had defects he knew could not […]
Nothing Smart About This Tax Offender
Two tax preparers in Texas, Smart Ajayi and JoAnn Villarreal, were charged with filing fraudulent tax returns and have been permanently barred from operating a tax return preparation business and preparing tax returns for others. The complaint against the two, Ajayi and Villareal, states that they repeatedly understated their customers’ tax liabilities by making up […]
Beware of Scammers on the Hunt For COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
The IRS is urging citizens to be on high alert for scams related to the COVID-19 economic impact payments. While more than 80 million taxpayers who opted for direct deposit should have already received the payment, millions more will receive the stimulus via a check in the mail. US Attorneys around the country expect these […]