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Sept. 20, 2024 ¡ª Cedrick Campbell, of Quincy, Florida, was sentenced to a term of 24 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to eleven counts of aiding in preparing false tax returns and ordered to pay $378,041 in restitution. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

Sept. 20, 2024 ¡ª A federal jury has convicted a local fast-food chicken restaurant owner with tax crimes. The verdict was announced today following a trial that began on Sept. 16 before U.S. District Judge Douglas R. Cole. Richard Bhoolai, of Cincinnati, owned and operated Richie¡¯s Fast Food Restaurants, Inc. According to court documents and trial testimony, Bhoolai failed to pay over payroll taxes to the IRS during 2017 and 2018.

Sept. 19, 2024 ¡ª Ernesto Garza, of Alamo, Texas, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for extorting H-2A agricultural workers and filing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. U.S. District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford also sentenced Garza to three years supervised release and ordered Garza to pay $621,724 in restitution to his many victims.

Sept. 19, 2024 ¡ª An indictment was unsealed today charging Malone Lam, of Miami, FL and Los Angeles, CA, and Jeandiel Serrano, of Los Angeles, California, with conspiracy to steal and launder over $230 million in cryptocurrency from a victim in Washington, D.C. Lam, a citizen of Singapore who goes by the online monikers ¡°Anne Hathaway¡± and ¡°$$$¡±, and Serrano, who uses ¡°VersaceGod¡± and ¡°@SkidStar¡±, were arrested last night and are appearing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the Central District of California, respectively, today.

Sept. 18, 2024 ¡ª A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Kristopher Thomas, Charmane Dozier, Kettisha Thompson-Dozier, and Sharon Vance with conspiracy to commit tax fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

Sept. 19, 2024 ¡ª A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Kristopher Thomas, Charmane Dozier, Kettisha Thompson-Dozier, and Sharon Vance with conspiracy to commit tax fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

Sept. 23, 2024 ¡ª A resident of Allport, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 204 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his convictions of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a firearm, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.

Sept. 23, 2024 ¡ª A resident of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of willfully filing a false tax return, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.

Sept. 23, 2024 ¡ª The United States Attorney¡¯s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Charles Lacona, Jr., formerly of Colorado Springs, was found guilty by a federal jury on two counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering related to fraudulent COVID-19 related funds he received through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Sept. 24, 2024 ¡ª An Independence, MO, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and for illegally possessing a firearm.