Stockbroker Invests in Himself Using Other People’s Money
Former stockbroker Robert Cirillo was sentenced to 78 months in prison for filing false tax returns and running a securities fraud scheme. Cirillo targeted low-income Hispanic victims via false promises of high returns from construction loans. Cirillo never invested any of the money, and instead used it for personal credit card expenses, trips, a Jeep, […]
Accountant Gets 3 years in Prison For Failing to Pay Over $1 Million in Payroll Taxes
Carrie Leigh Long, the accountant for a company that makes luxury limousines and buses, was sentenced for embezzling $362,000 and failing to pay over more than $1 million in payroll and personal taxes. Long stole a total of 198 times between 2016 and 2019, using a stock of pre-signed checks to pay herself unauthorized amounts […]
IRS Celebrity Terror Tale: Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino
Michael Sorrentino, better known as “The Situation,” is an American reality television personality who skyrocketed to fame after appearing on MTV’s hit show Jersey Shore from 2009 through 2012. In 2010 alone Sorrentino made a whopping $5 million, the second highest of any other reality star after the queen of reality TV, Kim Kardashian. The Situation […]