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April 2, 2025 ¡ª A resident of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 72 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

April 10, 2025 ¨D A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on April 9, 2025, to five years in prison on his conviction of money laundering and conspiracy in connection with the sale and interstate transportation of stolen goods, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

May 1, 2024 ¡ª A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Hassan Tucker, of Baltimore, Maryland, with money laundering and violation of Bank Secrecy Act transaction reporting requirements. The indictment was returned on April 9, 2024, and unsealed today upon Tucker¡¯s recent arrest.

June 14, 2022 ¡ª FBI agents today arrested two music business executives ¨C including the CEO of a Latin music conglomerate ¨C who are charged with conspiring to violate the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act by conducting business with a Guadalajara-based concert promoter with ties to Mexican drug cartels.

Feb. 7, 2024 ¡ª Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Carissa Messick, Acting Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, announced that Jerry Shrock was sentenced to 5 years¡¯ probation and ordered to pay $1,542,769.70 in taxes, interest, and penalties.

November 3, 2023 ¡ª A U.S. businessman pleaded guilty today to evading his federal income taxes. Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department¡¯s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia made the announcement.

May 11, 2023 ¡ª Shakeerah Kaneisha Yvette Vinson pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Act ("PPP") COVID-19 loan for her real estate broker business. She faces up to 20 years in prison.

IR-2022-208, November 29, 2022 ¡ª The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service today announced guidance providing taxpayers information on how to satisfy the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements for enhanced tax benefits under the Inflation Reduction Act. The guidance will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow.

June 12, 2025 ¡ª A Golden Valley man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.

Jan. 29, 2024 ¡ª United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery, Acting Special Agent in Charge David Meisenheimer of the Internal Revenue Service ¨C Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Washington D.C. Field Office, Inspector in Charge Ketty Larco-Ward of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service¡¯s Boston Division, and Acting Special Agent in Charge Christopher Gust of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), today announced that Richard Fasanella, a U.S. citizen last residing in Venezuela, has been charged with conspiracy, fraud, and monetary offenses related to his alleged role in receiving, moving, and converting money stolen from victims of online scams.