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September 25, 2023 ¡ª A federal grand jury in Roanoke returned an indictment last week charging a Fieldale, Virginia man with engaging in a fraud scheme in connection with a residential real estate transaction valued at more than $1.3 million.

February 2, 2023 ¡ª A 56-year-old Houston resident has been found guilty on multiple counts related to a complicated tax fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Jan. 11, 2024 ¡ª A federal grand jury has indicted a Koreatown lawyer with multiple felonies arising from an alleged $2.1 million bribe, which he received while serving as an officer of Nigeria's state-owned oil company in connection with negotiating favorable drilling rights for a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned oil company, the Justice Department announced today.

March 13, 2023 ¡ª On March 7, a federal grand jury in Austin returned an indictment, unsealed today, charging seven individuals with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and other crimes arising out of their scheme to defraud the IRS using stolen identities.

COVID Tax Tip 2022-63, April 25, 2022 ¡ª This year¡¯s deadline to file and pay federal income taxes has passed for most people. If a taxpayer is due a refund, there is no penalty for filing late. obÌåÓýever, those who owe and missed the deadline without requesting an extension should file quickly to limit penalties and interest.

IR-2021-214, November 3, 2021 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that a special tax provision will allow more Americans to easily deduct up to $600 in donations to qualifying charities on their 2021 federal income tax return.

May 23, 2025 ¡ª A Hawaii woman pleaded guilty yesterday to defrauding her mortgage lender and conspiring to defraud the IRS by fraudulently obtaining a tax refund and then thwarting the IRS¡¯ efforts to recoup it.

Jan. 29, 2025 ¡ª Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that former U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, Wael Hana, a/k/a ¡°Will Hana,¡± and Fred Daibes, were sentenced to 11 years, more than eight years, and seven years in prison, respectively, for bribery, foreign agent, and obstruction of justice offenses. Menendez, Hana, and Daibes were convicted on July 16, 2024, following a nine-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein, who imposed today¡¯s sentences.

CA-2023-02, January 24, 2023 ¡ª Victims of severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides beginning December 27, 2022, now have until May 15, 2023, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

IR-2021-239, December 2, 2021 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the nation¡¯s tax industry today warned tax professionals that they face additional security risks from cybercriminals seeking to use the pandemic and phishing scams to steal sensitive client information.