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Oct. 21, 2024 ¡ª Kevin Lane Bierig of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to serve 36 months in federal prison, the statutory maximum, for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct or impede the due administration of the federal tax laws, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

Oct. 21, 2024 ¡ª A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also known as ISIS.

Oct. 21, 2024 ¡ª Timothy M. O¡¯Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Robert E. Carter of Eau Claire, Wisconsin was sentenced October 17, 2024 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to three years in prison for wire fraud and attempted wire fraud. Carter was convicted of these charges on July 16, 2024, following a jury trial.

Oct. 21, 2024 ¡ª A Marion County tax preparer was convicted today on 26 counts of filing false tax returns, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Oct. 21, 2024 ¡ª Merrick Rice of Mullens, was sentenced to one year and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and Miranda Aliff of Rock Creek, was sentenced to five years of federal probation. Each pleaded guilty to structuring transactions with one or more domestic financial institutions, admitting that they structured bank deposits of illicit drug proceeds to evade currency transaction reporting requirements.

Oct. 21, 2024 ¡ª Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced a federal grand jury has an indicted a Spokane dermatologist, and his associated businesses, for fraudulently obtaining and using approximately $1.5 million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to purchase luxury sports cars, buy real estate, and pay off personal debt.

Oct. 22, 2024 ¡ª U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joshua Parra, formerly of Buffalo, NY, now living in Melbourne, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to bank fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.

Oct. 22, 2024 ¡ª A Florida woman was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison, one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay approximately $485,290.03 in restitution to the United States for filing false tax returns with the IRS to obtain tax refunds.

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.

Oct. 22, 2024 ¡ª A Kansas man pleaded guilty yesterday to preparing and filing false income tax returns on behalf of his clients.