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Extension of deadlines for combat zone service.

Oct. 22, 2024 ¡ª The District One Supervisor on the Orange County Board of Supervisors has agreed to plead guilty to a felony federal charge for accepting more than $550,000 in bribes for directing and voting in favor of more than $10 million in COVID funds to a charity affiliated with one of his daughters, Rhiannon Do, the Justice Department announced today.

April 11, 2025 ¨D Massachusetts state representative for the first Barnstable District has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly orchestrating a multi-faceted scheme that defrauded a local trade association of tens of thousands of dollars to fund personal and political expenses, and falsifying records to conceal his alleged conduct.

November 21, 2023 ¡ª The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), has taken unprecedented action to hold Binance Holdings Ltd. and its affiliates (collectively, Binance) accountable for violations of the U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions laws that protect American national security and the integrity of the international financial system. Binance is the world¡¯s largest virtual currency exchange, responsible for an estimated 60% of centralized virtual currency spot trading.

June 30, 2022 ¡ª The Department of Justice, together with federal law enforcement partners, today announced criminal charges against six defendants in four separate cases for their alleged involvement in cryptocurrency-related fraud, including the largest known Non-Fungible Token (NFT) scheme charged to date, a fraudulent investment fund that purportedly traded on cryptocurrency exchanges, a global Ponzi scheme involving the sale of unregistered crypto securities, and a fraudulent initial coin offering.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will determine whether an applicant's project is a ¡°qualifying therapeutic discovery project.¡±

IR-2024-04, Jan. 8, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today announced Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, as the official start date of the nation¡¯s 2024 tax season when the agency will begin accepting and processing 2023 tax returns.

Nov. 14, 2024 ¡ª A Denver man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release for orchestrating a $300 million nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme and committing tax evasion, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

Nov. 18, 2024 ¡ª A New York man today admitted his role in a $38 million employment tax fraud scheme involving nursing homes he owned across the country, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Nov. 19, 2024 ¡ª Jason Toland of Wheatland, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to two years and 11 months in prison for submitting false claims against the United States related to COVID-19 pandemic tax credits, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Toland was also ordered to pay $2,078,462 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Small Business Administration (SBA).