Troupe of Frauds
Aaron Troupe, 30, who was in the business of filing false tax returns using stolen identities, was sentenced to five years and one month in federal prison for theft of government property and aggravated identity theft. Troupe also had debit cards in his name that had been loaded with illegally obtained federal income tax refunds. […]
They Knew the Drill But Cheated the IRS (and got caught) Anyway
Dentists Mike Hsieh and Christine Chen, owners of Comfort Family Dentistry in Washington state, have pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return. Between 2007 and 2014 Hsieh and Chen kept two sets of financial statements for the business. One set of books showed actual expenses while another showed inflated expenses. They gave the fake […]
Down for the Count
Rocky Tingler, owner of McWilliams Building & Construction in West Virginia, pleaded guilty to understating the gross sales on his 2015 tax return by more than $988,000. He also admitted that in the third quarter of 2014 he collected $790 in federal income tax from his employees when the amount should have been $25,706. Tingler […]