If You’re Already in Prison… Why Not?
While serving time in a Tennessee penitentiary, inmate Larry Steven Covington, Jr. pled guilty to charges of conspiring to defraud the United States. A second inmate, James Glenn Collins pleaded guilty to a similar scam in 2014, and it is said that he taught Covington how to work the scheme. Records show that Collins obtained […]
The Old IRS Phone Scam Has a New Twist
The IRS has issued a warning about a new telephone scam. In previous warnings, the IRS has said that they will not call over the phone but send notices through the mail. The scammers have caught on to this warning and now when they call, they tell the victim that they were sent two certified […]
Owner of Sneakerz Inc. Tries to be Sneaky with the IRS
James Coleman, owner of Sneakerz, Inc, who operated a sports bar in Albuquerque, NM was sentenced to 18 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $1,045,939 in restitution to the IRS. Coleman was charged in 2014 with a 4-count indictment for tax evasion and filing false tax returns. For the […]