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Oct. 11, 2024 ¡ª Allen Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged in a superseding indictment with obstruction of justice for submitting false documents to the government in an effort to end an investigation of him that resulted in earlier charges of bank fraud and money laundering. Ejiroghene Eghagha, the airline¡¯s Chief of Administration and Finance, was also charged for participating in the obstruction scheme, as well as in the earlier bank fraud counts.

Oct. 15, 2024 ¡ª A Union County, New Jersey, tax preparer admitted assisting in the preparation of fraudulent tax returns on behalf of his clients, resulting in improperly large refunds for the tax preparer¡¯s clients, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

Oct. 15, 2024 ¡ª Issa Asad, of Southwest Ranches, Fla., and Q Link Wireless LLC, of Dania Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States in connection with a years-long scheme to steal over $100 million from a celebrated federal program providing discounted phone service to people in need. Asad, Q Link¡¯s CEO, also pleaded guilty to laundering money from a separate scheme to defraud a different federal program meant to aid individuals and businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct. 15, 2024 ¡ª The owner of several New Jersey masonry construction companies pleaded guilty to willfully evading taxes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

Oct. 15, 2024 ¡ª A Houston man has been convicted of all 15 counts as charged for heading a massive Medicare fraud scheme involving the fraudulent billing of expensive topical creams, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Oct. 15, 2024 ¡ª A local tax business owner has been sentenced for aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false income tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Oct. 16, 2024 ¡ª A local tax preparer pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to aiding in the preparation of false and fraudulent tax returns.

Oct. 16, 2024 ¡ª A Missouri woman pleaded guilty to charges related to criminal conduct connected to a federal government program intended to help small business owners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct. 16, 2024 ¡ª Two accountants were each sentenced today to 20 months in prison for their roles in the promotion and sale of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters.

Oct. 10, 2024 ¡ª A Walled Lake resident and former certified public accountant pleaded guilty today to evading approximately $318,000 in federal income taxes, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.