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March 7, 2025 ¡ª A New Bedford woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for stealing federal funds by filing false tax returns to obtain fraudulent tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

The latest news and developments of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

October 27, 2022 ¡ª A Dallas attorney who allegedly created tax shelters to help high-net-worth clients conceal more than one billion dollars in income from the IRS has been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.

June 18, 2024 ¡ª A Riverside County man has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for preparing and filing false tax returns for his clients, the Justice Department announced today.

April 21, 2025 ¡ª Pilar Rose formerly of Fresno, was sentenced today to two years in prison for tax evasion and obstructing an IRS audit, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced.

October 2, 2023 ¡ª On September 29, 2023, Thein Maung, of Ottumwa, was sentenced to twelve years in prison after pleading guilty to forty-nine fraud- and tax-related charges. Phyo Mi, of Ottumwa, was sentenced to nine years in prison after a jury convicted her of sixteen fraud-related charges. In all, Maung and Mi¡¯s fraud resulted in nearly $4 million in losses to the Internal Revenue Service, Iowa Workforce Development, and numerous Iowa citizens.

Taxpayers have the right to expect that any IRS inquiry, examination, or enforcement action will comply with the law and be no more intrusive than necessary, and will respect all due process rights, including search and seizure protections and will provide, where applicable, a collection due process hearing.

Jan. 9, 2024 ¡ª Two men were sentenced today for crimes arising from their organization, promotion and sale of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters.

October 25, 2022 ¡ª A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned an indictment on October 18, 2022, charging an Ottumwa man and woman with sixty fraud and tax charges.

March 17, 2023 ¡ª After an 8-day trial, a federal jury found El Dorado Hills couple Brian Beland and Denae Beland, guilty in an effort to circumvent paying federal income taxes, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.