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Oct. 17, 2024 ¡ª A former resident of Monmouth County admitted his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

Nov. 13, 2024 ¡ª The government unsealed charges today against two individuals for their scheme to allegedly intrude Massachusetts tax preparation firms¡¯ computer networks to steal confidential client information and then file fraudulent tax returns seeking tax refunds to be deposited in bank accounts they controlled.

March 18, 2025 ¡ª An indictment was unsealed today charging five former principals of aerospace start-up company Theia Group, Inc. with a multi-year scheme to defraud investors and lenders out of $250 million, and further charging Olson with evading more than $3.9 million in personal federal income taxes.

IR-2024-274, Oct. 22, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today announced that Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) renewals for 2025 are now being processed.

March 12, 2024 ¡ª Roman Sterlingov, a citizen of Russia and Sweden, was found guilty today of operating among the longest-running and most prolific bitcoin money laundering services on the darknet.

IA-2024-04, June 6, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in Iowa that were affected by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred on May 20, 2024. These taxpayers now have until Nov. 1, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

April 24, 2025 ¡ª A federal jury has convicted Juan Hernandez a Mexican-national living in Oklahoma City, Jessica Muniz of Oklahoma City, and Denis Leal Gutierrez, Cesar Azamar, and Adrian Narvaez of Texas, for their roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that specialized in transporting liquid methamphetamine by semi-truck from Mexico, through Texas, to Oklahoma City, and laundering the subsequent drug proceeds, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

AR-2024-01, June 6, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in Arkansas that were affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred on May 24, 2024. These taxpayers now have until Nov. 1, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

OK-2024-01, May 6, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in Oklahoma that were affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that began on April 25, 2024. These taxpayers now have until September 3, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

May 17, 2024 ¡ª Six defendants, including a former IRS revenue officer and his brother, have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 12 to 30 months following their convictions on charges that they fraudulently obtained millions of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey; IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Mosley of the Oakland Field Office; Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Special Agent in Charge Weston King of the Western Region; and Office of Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Special Agent in Charge Jon Ellwanger of the Western Region. The sentences were handed down by the Hon. Araceli Mart¨ªnez-Olgu¨ªn, United States District Judge.