FBI Official Slips Up Gets Caught Taking Bribes
James Heslep, a former FBI official responsible for construction and services contracts for FBI buildings around the country, pleaded guilty to receiving a bribe and for filing a false tax return. Heslep oversaw the construction of the Pocatello Data Center project, a 140,000 square foot complex in Idaho that would accommodate data halls and […]
Second Time Around Won’t be Better for This Tax Preparer Who’s Heading Back to Jail
After more than seven years on the run, former tax preparer William Fabiseski has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for filing fraudulent tax returns. Fabiseski was already in prison when he started filing tax returns using the personal identifying information of his fellow inmates. He used false wage and withholding information, and addresses, […]
New York Restaurant Owner Cooks the Books and Ends Up in Hot Water
Adel Kellel, the owner of Raffles Bistro, located inside New York City’s Lexington Hotel, was sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion. From 2012 to 2015 Kellel hid more than 2.1 million dollars in gross receipts from his accountant and the IRS. This represented 43% of the revenue the hotel paid Kellel for […]