obÌåÓý

April 25, 2025 ¡ª Former congressman George Anthony Devolder Santos was sentenced today by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to 87 months in prison for committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of the sentence, Santos was ordered to pay restitution to his victims in the amount of $373,749.97 and $205,002.97 in forfeiture. Santos pleaded guilty in August 2024.

IR-2025-33, March 13, 2025 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service issued a reminder today that in most cases retirees who turned 73 in 2024 must begin receiving payments from Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), 401(k)s and similar workplace retirement plans by Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

IR-2024-208, Aug. 13, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners today announced the availability of a new, updated Written Information Security Plan designed to help protect tax professionals against continuing threats from identity thieves and data breaches.

October 14, 2022 ¡ª A federal jury has convicted former City of Atlanta Commissioner of Watershed Management Jo Ann Macrina for accepting bribes from an Atlanta contractor in exchange for steering city business worth millions of dollars to the contractor¡¯s company.

Taxpayers have the right to retain an authorized representative of their choice to represent them in their dealings with the IRS. Taxpayers have the right to seek assistance from a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic if they cannot afford representation.

June 12, 2025 ¡ª Four men, including a government contracting officer for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and three owners and presidents of companies, have pleaded guilty for their roles in a decade-long bribery scheme involving at least 14 prime contracts worth more than $550 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars.

Jan. 13, 2025 ¡ª United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Teresa Brady (Jacksonville) and Ruby George (Jacksonville) with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, eight counts of aiding and abetting wire fraud, and three counts of aiding and abetting mail fraud.

IR-2025-13, Jan. 14, 2025 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today announced the appointment of 18 new members to the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council.

Feb. 7, 2025 ¡ª Former Massachusetts state senator Dean A. Tran was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for scheming to defraud the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance and collecting income that he failed to report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

April 26, 2023 ¡ª A federal grand jury indicted Mariama Wilson, William Payne, and Terrance Hardiman, all of Evansville, on five counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Hardiman was also charged with one count of money laundering. The indictment was unsealed on April 26, 2023, following the three defendants' arrests and initial appearances.