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September 1, 2023 ¡ª A Kansas man pleaded guilty today to willfully failing to pay federal employment taxes.

September 1, 2023 ¡ª Earlier this week, a criminal indictment was unsealed charging six Oklahoma residents with fraudulently obtaining nearly $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

September 1, 2023 ¡ª A federal jury in the Western District of Arkansas convicted four men yesterday for their lead roles in an investment fraud and money laundering conspiracy that cheated victims out of more than $18 million.

September 1, 2023 ¡ª John Crittenden, a professor of environmental engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the former director of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, has pleaded guilty to tax fraud for lying on his tax returns by overstating his charitable deductions.

September 5, 2023 ¡ª Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Roberto Alicea of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 54 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses related to his participation in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring.

September 6, 2023 ¡ª United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that Marie Um from Montreal, Qu¨¦bec Canada, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, and was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison, $11,048.43 in restitution, and $300 special assessment for the charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute controlled substances and controlled substance analogues resulting in serious bodily injury and death; conspiracy to import controlled substances and controlled substance analogues resulting in serious bodily injury and death; and international money laundering conspiracy.

September 1, 2023 ¡ª Two Texas men are convicted of crimes related to providing faulty parts to the U.S. military.

September 6, 2023 ¡ª Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that David Etienne, a Norwich tax return preparer, pleaded guilty yesterday in New Haven federal court to a tax fraud offense.

September 6, 2023 ¡ª A Beverly Farms man pleaded guilty today in connection with a payroll scheme involving underreporting of overtime hours for his union employees and failing to collect and pay payroll taxes.

September 6, 2023 ¡ª Three Peoria, Illinois, men were sentenced on September 5, 2023, by U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid for making false statements related to the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Two of the three were also held responsible for fraudulently obtaining unemployment insurance benefits from multiple states.