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April 16, 2024 ¡ª The U.S. Attorney¡¯s Office for the District of New Hampshire entered into a settlement agreement with Robert Michael Waters, Jr. and Westville Remarketing, Inc, (Westville) to resolve allegations that Waters and Westville violated the False Claims Act by taking and misusing proceeds of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) to purchase a yacht, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.

Nov. 19, 2024 ¡ª An Eden Prairie man has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution for fraudulently applying for more than $2.1 million in COVID-19 relief funds and then spending those proceeds on himself, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

Dec. 4, 2024 ¡ª A resident of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, was sentenced in federal court to 10 years of incarceration, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his conviction for violating federal narcotics and racketeering laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.

Nov. 5, 2024 ¡ª Joshua L. Wolfe of Givens, pleaded guilty today to two counts of failure to pay a tax and failure to file an income tax return.

Nov. 13, 2024 ¡ª The U.S. Attorney¡¯s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Kimberly Ann Tew of Denver, Colorado was sentenced to 48 months in prison, and Michael Tew of Denver, Colorado was sentenced to 42 months for their roles in a wire fraud scheme that defrauded National Air Cargo, a logistics company and contractor for the Department of Defense.

IR-2023-15, January 26, 2023 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today urged employers to be aware of the January deadline to file Forms W-2 and other wage statements. Filing these documents timely prevents late-filing penalties for employers, helps employees file their income tax returns and prevents tax fraud.

IR-2022-11, January 12, 2022 ¡ª National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins today released her 2021 Annual Report to Congress, calling calendar year 2021 ¡°the most challenging year taxpayers and tax professionals have ever experienced.¡±

Sept. 6, 2024 ¡ª Kenneth, Christopher, and Irma Flores, the three San Antonio family members who pleaded guilty to government fraud and gratuities charges in August 2023, were sentenced in federal court Friday.

Dec. 17, 2024 ¡ª U.S. District Judge Harvey Schlesinger has sentenced Yaquasia Delcarmen (Jacksonville) to eight years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The court also entered an order of forfeiture of $1,760,210, the proceeds of the drug trafficking conspiracy.

March 26, 2025 ¡ª Five years after the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) has launched 2,039 tax and money laundering cases related to COVID fraud, with attempted fraud in these cases totaling $10 billion. These cases include a broad range of criminal activity, including fraudulently obtained loans, credits and payments meant for American workers, families, and small businesses.