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Embezzling Comptroller Gets Shipped to Prison
Between 2007 and 2019 the comptroller for Gulf-Dan Shipping, Deepak Jagtani, embezzled more than $7,000,000 dollars from the company. Jagtani controlled payroll for Gulf-Dan and used his access to pay himself excessive salaries and benefits. He also admitted to filing false tax returns from 2014 to
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readMar 25, 2021Multi-Level Marketer Commits Multi-Levels of Fraud
Theresa Gregory, of Ohio, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison, and her daughter, Tera Gore, has been sentenced to six months in prison for evading the assessment and payment of taxes. Between 2008 and 2017 Gregory earned, $17,498,680 as a distributor for multi-level marketing companies, but fa
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readMar 23, 2021Slippery Slope for Petroleum Field Supervisor Caught in Hot Oil
David West, a 30-year employee of Petco Petroleum in Illinois, stole over $400,000 from the oil and gas company between 2013 and 2017. West formed a shell company, Flash Electric Services, through which he submitted invoices totaling $129,038 to Petco for services that were never rendered. He also s
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readMar 18, 2021Healthcare Businessman Prescribes Himself a Yacht and Maserati
Richard Rief, a St. Louis businessman, was indicted on 14 counts of failure to collect and pay over employment taxes and two counts of failure to file or pay tax. Rief owned and operated Med Plus Staffing, a healthcare staffing business, and Rief Healthcare, a hospice care company. He reported emplo
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readMar 16, 2021How to Amend a Tax Return for a Prior Year
Tax returns can often be filed with incomplete or incorrect information, leading you to more tax trouble than you bargained for. If you filed early, you might have overlooked income from a temporary job or a side gig, only to get a 1099 or late W2 for the income earned. Other filers may eventually r
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•3 min readMar 5, 2021The Procrastinator's Guide to Surviving Tax Day
If you are a procrastinator, tax filing season is probably the worst time of year. With deadlines looming, filling out all those complicated forms and making sense of an increasingly complex tax code that changes almost every year can seem like an overwhelming task. But no matter how long you put it
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•4 min readMar 3, 2021Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I’ve been getting letters from the IRS saying I owe back taxes for 2017 – 2019. This is taking over my personal life and don’t know where to start. What should I do? Answer: Owing money to the IRS or State can be intimidating and throw your life out of balance but ignoring these […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readMar 1, 2021Did You Know?
Pittsburgh has a 5% amusement tax. It is added to the admission price charged for attending any amusement in the city. This includes any form of entertainment such as concerts, movies, night clubs, conventions and sporting events.
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 26, 2021Oh, The Games People Play…Restaurant Owners Cook Up Scheme Receiving $1.7 Million on Phony PPP Applications
A restaurant owner and his son have been charged for their participation in a scheme to obtain more than 1.7 million dollars by filing fraudulent loan applications through Payroll Protection Program. Izzat Freitekh and his son Tarik submitted fraudulent PPP applications on behalf of three companies:
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 24, 2021Soccer Star Misses the Goal Ruled Offside by the IRS
A former Seattle college soccer star, Dion Earl, pleaded guilty to making false statements on a tax return. Earl used false documents to lie about his income, his mortgage deductions and the amount of money withheld by employers so he could claim tax refunds of more than 1.6 million dollars. On his
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 22, 2021This Magnificent Seven is Going to Jail
Joseph Octave, owner of Kapital Financial Services in North Carolina, pleaded guilty to preparing and filing false tax returns. Six of Octave’s employees also pleaded guilty to the same crime. From 2014 to 2019 Octave and his employees falsified clients’ tax returns by claiming false deductions, ear
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 19, 2021The Fruits of His Labor Earned Him an Indictment
Daniel Fruits has been charged with fraud by a federal grand jury after stealing more than 14 million dollars from his employer. In 2015 an investor founded Secure Transit, a trucking company in Indiana, and hired Fruits to run the business. During the next four years the owner of the company invest
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 17, 2021Bar Owner Steals Payroll Tax And Funds Strip Club…
The owner of Moonshiner’s Patio Bar and Grill, Rafael Salas, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for failing to pay the government the taxes he withheld from his employees’ paychecks. From 2014 to 2016 Salas had approximately 20 employees during each tax period and failed to file the company’s quar
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 15, 2021Bookkeeper Gives Oscar Worthy Performance to Cover Up Embezzlement
Anndrea Jacobs, the office manager and bookkeeper for a medical practice in Portland, Oregon was sentenced to four years in prison for filing false tax returns, falsely impersonating an IRS employee, identity theft, wire fraud and bank fraud. From 2011 to 2015 Jacobs stole money from the medical pra
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 12, 2021Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I own a small business and we were forced to close due to the Pandemic and in order to keep afloat, I did not pay our payroll taxes for a few quarters. How much trouble am I in? Answer: Owing 941 payroll taxes is very different from owing personal income taxes. Not only can […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 28, 2021Attorney Funds Lavish Lifestyle with Clients’ Money
Former attorney Harry Roy Rosen was sentenced to 90 months in prison for stealing over $796,000 from his clients’ insurance settlements and estate funds and for failing to file a tax return. From 2013 to 2017 Rosen stole from clients of his Philadelphia law firm to sustain a lavish lifestyle that
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 26, 2021On a Wing and a Prayer – Catholic Archdiocese Comptroller Bets Against the IRS and Loses
The comptroller of the Catholic Archdiocese of Steubenville in Ohio was sentenced to one year plus a day in prison for failing to pay taxes withheld from employees, filing false tax returns and embezzling $299,500. From 2004 to 2016, David Franklin had payroll taxes withheld from employees of the
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 21, 2021Tax Evader’s Poker Face Does Not Fool the IRS
Guy Smith, a professional poker player and owner of Centerline Interiors, LLC, pleaded guilty to tax evasion for failing to report business income and poker winnings. From 2012 to 2016 Smith provided his tax preparer false income and expense statements and failed to report almost $482,000 in incom
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 19, 2021FBI 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 i
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 14, 2021Second 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 fals
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 12, 2021New 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
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 7, 20213 Essential Steps To Prepare for Tax Season and Avoid Tax Trouble
Taxes are one of those topics people hate to talk about or even think about, especially if they end up owing money in back taxes every year. That's why many taxpayers wait until the very last moment to prepare for tax season. It’s also why nearly 14 million Americans find themselves receiving threat
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•4 min readJan 6, 20217 Tips to Reduce Your Chances of Falling Victim to Tax Identity Theft
Tax identity theft occurs when identity thieves obtain your Social Security number and file a fraudulent tax return on your behalf. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tax identity theft is the most common form of identity theft. The FTC estimates that it costs taxpayers over $5 billion a y
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•4 min readJan 5, 2021I owe Federal Tax for 2019 and Cannot Pay, what should I do?
Question: I do not have the funds to pay what I owe for my 2019 income tax return. I also was late in filing the return. Not only is the IRS demanding the tax I owe, but they have slapped on these huge amounts for penalties and interest. I had extenuating circumstances that caused all […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 24, 2020Did You Know?
In 1982 Italian actress Sophia Loren served 17 days in jail for tax evasion stemming from her 1974 taxes. She claimed the error was an oversight by her late accountant. In 2013 the Supreme Court of Rome ruled the calculations were correct and she was exonerated.
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 22, 2020Cupid for Hire Says I Do to Immigration Fraud
Ashley Yen Nguyen pleaded guilty to tax fraud, mail fraud and immigration fraud for her role in arranging 40 sham marriages between US citizens and Vietnamese immigrants. Nguyen charged foreigners up to $70,000 for the arranged marriages, provided a fake wedding album and coached the participants
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 17, 2020Ticket to a VIP Seat in Jail for Financial Advisor Who Stole Millions from Pro Athletes
A financial advisor in California is going to jail for 37 months for stealing more than 30 million dollars from his pro athlete clients and filing false tax returns. Ash Narayan used the stolen funds to invest in The Ticket Reserve, a ticket selling company that was never profitable. From 2009 to 20
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 15, 2020Showing 217–243 of 732 articles
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