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Office Manager of Supply Company Supplies Herself with Company’s Cash
The office manager of a contractors supply company in Illinois, Joan Chenoweth, has been indicted by a grand jury for embezzlement and for filing false tax returns. Chenoweth controlled the company’s finances and had access to the business’s credit cards and bank accounts. In addition to writing com
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 19, 2020Dippin Into The Donut Box An Old-Fashioned Way
John and Helen Zourdos, and their son Dimitrios, owners of three Dippin Donuts in New York, were charged with conspiracy to defraud the IRS, tax evasion, and aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns. The family members are accused of concealing more than one million dollars in cash sa
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 17, 2020Finance Director Steals Over 1.5 Million from School Board Goes to Prison to Learn a Lesson
Laurie Wade, the financial director for the Franklin County Board of Education in Kentucky, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering and filing false tax returns. Beginning in 2011 and continuing through 2019, Wade wrote numerous unauthorized checks from the school board account to h
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 12, 2020Charged! And We Don’t Mean His Car!
Cory Beck, a senior manager in the information technology department at Tesla, the electric car maker, pleaded guilty to three counts of filing false tax returns after he failed to disclose more than $220,000 in income generated from selling MacBooks he stole from his employer. Beck had access to th
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 10, 2020He Helped Millions Fight Off Viruses Then Hid His Millions from the IRS
John McAfee, the creator of McAfee VirusScan software, has been arrested in Spain and is awaiting extradition to the US on charges of tax evasion. He is accused of failing to file tax returns from 2014 to 2018 despite earning more than 23 million dollars during that time. McAfee resigned from the co
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 4, 2020Did You Make Money with Cryptocurrency? How to Get Right with the IRS
For early adopters of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other popular cryptocurrencies, the profit potential has been simply stunning. While there have been some heart stopping moments and frightening ups and downs, the clear long-term trajectory has been upward. If you are one of those early adopters who profi
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•4 min readNov 3, 2020Did You Know You Might Owe Taxes On Debt That's Forgiven? Here’s How It Works.
When you owe creditors money that you can't afford to repay, sometimes you may be able to get the debt forgiven or otherwise canceled. When this happens, you no longer owe your creditors the money that you used to owe them. The IRS, however, usually treats such canceled debt as income that you've re
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•3 min readNov 2, 2020Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I’m currently separated from my spouse, who owns his own business, and we are in the process of getting a divorce. I have always filed jointly with my spouse and now the IRS is sending me notices stating I owe $35,000. I have no idea how they are coming up with this amount as […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 28, 2020Controller Takes Control and Funds Her Own Company
Sue O’Neill, controller for Marco Contractors in Pittsburgh, PA has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for wire fraud and filing false income tax returns. O’Neill embezzled approximately 8.7 million dollars over a nine-year period from the family owned business. She used 6.7 million dollars of th
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 24, 2020Avoid These 5 Common Tax Filing Mistakes That Can Get You In Tax Trouble
Whether you file the simple 1040EZ or a complex 1040 and a raft of schedules, making a mistake on your tax form could lead to big tax trouble. Something as simple as a math error or unsigned form could invite extra attention from the IRS. The tax agency sees those mistakes every year, and IRS […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•4 min readOct 21, 2020What is a IRS Levy? IRS and Other Asset Levies Explained
IRS and Other Asset Levies Explained Falling behind on your debts is never a fun place to be. It’s less fun when a levy is placed on your assets. In this article, we take a look at what an IRS levy is, why it happens, and what you can do about it. Note: If you […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•3 min readOct 21, 2020Paul Piper In a Pickle After Picking More than a Peck of Boss’s Cash
Paul Piper was sentenced to 63 months in prison for bank fraud and filing a false tax return after embezzling more than 1.7 million dollars from the Lake Michigan Car Ferry, where he was employed as the company’s controller. Piper stole the funds between 2007 and 2018. He wrote checks directly to hi
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 19, 2020Businessman Steals $570,000 In Payroll Taxes From His Employees and Gets Caught for the Third Time
The owner of two Rhode Island businesses, that supply steel and iron to construction sites pleaded guilty to intentionally failing to turn over to the IRS federal employment taxes and FICA payments withheld from his employees totaling more than $570,000. Steven Allard’s companies, BR Steel Corporati
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 14, 2020Take 1.2 Million of These and Call Me in the Morning
Dr. Sanjay Kumar, whose medical practice in North Carolina treated patients with chronic pain, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for tax evasion, money laundering and unlawful distribution of opioids. When Kumar found himself on the brink of financial ruin after Blue Cross terminated his contract
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 9, 2020True Lies and the IRS Agent Who Told Them
Jennifer True, who was employed by the IRS for 22 years as a Lead Contact Representative, pleaded guilty to the preparation of at least 70 false tax returns while an employee of the United States. True filed more than 500 tax returns for herself and others and admitted to falsifying items such as in
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 5, 2020Grass Isn’t Greener on the Other Side for this Couple
Dick Brocato and his wife Judith, owners of Superior Lawn Service in Beaumont Texas, have each been sentenced to 33 months in prison after a jury found them guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States for purposes of impeding the government functions of the IRS, and six counts of making and su
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 1, 2020Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I received a Notice of Federal Tax Lien via certified mail for unpaid taxes and I’m scared and don’t know what to do. How do I get this situation resolved? Answer: A Notice of Federal Tax Lien (NFTL) is public record and is generally filed with the County Recorder where you reside. It’s a
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 24, 2020Temp Agency Owner In Line for Job in the Slammer
The owner of a temporary employment agency, Louis DeMaio, pleaded guilty to tax evasion and obstruction offenses for schemes dating back to 2010. DeMaio’s company, Almatt, provided day laborers to construction companies and paid the laborers directly. Payroll deductions were taken from the employees
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 22, 2020Federal Agent Cleans Up Stealing Cash Found in Laundry Detergent Boxes
Tyrone Cedric Duren, a former Homeland Security agent specializing in the investigation of bulk cash smuggling, was sentenced to 130 months in prison for money laundering, making false statements and tax evasion. While working as a federal agent Duren stole money from people smuggling drug proceed
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 17, 2020He Needed More Bread Now He’s Toast
Peter Jamgochian, the co-owner of a commercial cleaning company in New Jersey, admitted to evading more than $300,000 in tax payments by cashing checks at a check cashing facility, paying employees off the books, and failing to report all his income. In 2013 and 2014 Jamgochian cashed over two mil
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 15, 2020They Built a Mini Empire that The IRS Toppled Like a Ton of Bricks
An IRS criminal investigation in New York uncovered a bribery scheme involving more than five million dollars paid to four construction executives between 2011 and 2017 – and not a one legitimate tax return among them. Two of the defendants worked for Bloomberg, a global financial firm involved in
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 10, 2020Maximum Refund Guarantee Gets Tax Preparer Jail Time Guaranteed
Elizabeth Muñoz, a tax preparer from Portland Oregon, has been charged with preparing and filing more than 1,000 false federal tax returns requesting over three million dollars in fraudulent refunds. From 2015 to 2018 Muñoz ran a tax preparation business that promised her clients the, “biggest refun
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 8, 2020Facing 66 Years – Say “Cheese” For Your Mug Shot
The owners of the Tony Luke’s cheesesteak franchise headquartered in Philadelphia have been charged with conspiracy to defraud the IRS, tax evasion and aiding and assisting in filing false tax returns. The indictment claims that from 2006 to 2016 Anthony Lucidonio Sr., 82 and his son Nicholas, 52, h
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 2, 2020Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I own a small business and we had to shut down due to the Pandemic and in order to keep afloat, I did not send the IRS my employee’s withholding (941) taxes for a few quarters. How much trouble am I in? Answer: Owing 941 payroll taxes is very different from owing personal income […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 26, 2020IRS Unmasks Anonymous Tax Filer
Kristi Finney pleaded guilty to tax fraud for filing false tax returns. From 2013 to 2018 Finney offered tax services from her home and charged a rate of $200 per return. She falsified employment, income and expense information on the returns. She also claimed large financial losses for businesses t
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 20, 2020All Tuckered Out From Defrauding 7 Million People Out of 8 Million Dollars
Joel Tucker, from Kansas City, Missouri, ran into trouble with the IRS after he was caught selling false debt portfolios. In 2009 Tucker founded eData Solutions, which collected loan application information, known as leads, that he sold to approximately 70 payday lender clients. In 2012 Tucker sol
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 18, 2020Pretend Millionaire Gets Real Refund and Real Jail Time
Mark Goolsby pleaded guilty in Florida to filing a false tax return. For the 2014 tax year Goolsby falsely claimed that he had earned over a million dollars in 1099-MISC income and had paid more than $800,000 in federal withholding taxes. The IRS processed the return and issued Goolsby a refund ch
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 13, 2020Showing 325–351 of 825 articles
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