Taxation Chief Does a Questionable Job Upholding the Law
George Martinez, a Bureau Chief of the Questionable Refund Unit at the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Martinez copied tax returns that had already been processed and altered information such as social security numbers and bank account numbers. He then changed the income […]
Ex Police Officer Finds Himself on the Dark Side of the Law
A former California police officer and his wife have been convicted of tax and insurance fraud, exploiting workers, and money laundering to the tune of 18 million dollars in connection with a private security company they owned. Robert Foster and his wife pocketed millions of dollars by paying employees off the books, underreporting employee injuries, […]
Manager Shows Herself Compassion; Funnels Company’s Money to Her Accounts
The business manager for Compassion at Home, Alicia Raynor, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, and was ordered to pay $799,625.27 in restitution for wire fraud and filing a false tax return. Raynor funneled payments from the company into an account she opened in her name with Intuit, a payroll and payment processing service. […]