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July 3, 2024 ¡ª Two Missouri men pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring with bankers to willfully fail to implement appropriate anti-money laundering (AML) controls at a Missouri bank, as required by the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

July 3, 2024 ¡ª A 30-count indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court charging Douglas Edelman, a former defense contractor, and Delphine Le Dain, his wife, with a decades-long scheme to defraud the United States and evade taxes on more than $350 million in income Edelman made as a defense contractor during the United States¡¯ post-9/11 military efforts in Afghanistan and the Middle East.

July 3, 2024 ¡ª A Pekin, Illinois, man, Kenin L. Edwards, was sentenced on July 1, 2024, to 21 months in federal prison for making and subscribing a false tax return. Edwards will also serve one year of supervised release and is required to pay restitution, in addition to a $10,000.00 fine.

July 3, 2024 ¡ª U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal jury has convicted Angela Burdorf, of New Port Richey, Florida of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.

Jan. 9, 2024 ¡ª An Oregon man was sentenced yesterday to 27 months in prison for willfully failing to pay employment taxes owed to the IRS.

July 5, 2024 ¡ª A Morton, Illinois, man, Aaron J. Rossi, was sentenced on July 2, 2024, to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $3 million in restitution and fines for his scheme to defraud his former employer and filing of false income taxes.

July 5, 2024 ¡ª An Alaska woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to evading taxes on income she earned from the business she operated.

July 8, 2024 ¡ª The former vice president of a Miami aerospace company and his co-conspirator were sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay over $2 million in restitution for their respective involvement in a mail, wire and honest services fraud conspiracy.

July 8, 2024 ¡ª The co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO) of Paxful Inc. pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to fail to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program.

July 8, 2024 ¡ª On July 1, two tax preparers were sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a scheme to file false tax returns.