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Jan. 8, 2025 ¡ª The United States Attorney¡¯s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Mathew Barr of Aurora, Colorado, was indicted by a federal grand jury on six counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering in connection with schemes to defraud a Colorado surveying company and programs intended to provide emergency relief funds during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Press releases published by IRS-Criminal Investigation in December 2024.

Dec. 17, 2024 ¡ª U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that James Leonardo of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of filing a false tax return, was sentenced to time served and one year supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Leonard was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $2,267,315.42.

Dec. 17, 2024 ¡ª United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe Jr. announced that a Bill of Information has been filed charging Damian R. Raby of Gonzales, Louisiana, with conspiracy to launder money and obstructing the administration of the internal revenue laws, relating to a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud a COVID-19 economic relief program.

Dec. 18, 2024 ¡ª A Clinton, Mass. man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his involvement in tax and mail fraud, and other offenses.

Dec. 19, 2024 ¡ª A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston after being convicted of fraudulently obtaining pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Dec. 19, 2024 ¡ª The owner of a string of bikini barista coffee stands was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 months in prison and a $75,000 fine for making and subscribing a false tax return, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman.

Dec. 19, 2024 ¡ª Today, Melvin Thompson Jr. of Chestertown, Maryland, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false tax return in connection with submitting fraudulent loan applications.

Dec. 19, 2024 ¡ª U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced James Fabius King, a/k/a Douglas Mesadieu, to 12 months¡¯ confinement for tax evasion, including 6 months in federal prison and 6 months of home incarceration.

Jan. 10, 2025 ¡ª IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) unveiled its top 10 cases of 2024 on Friday. The defendants in these cases committed millions of dollars in fraudulent activity, duped investors into believing they were going to strike it rich and tried to funnel money to terrorist organizations.