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PR-2022-02, March 31, 2022 ¡ª Victims of severe storms, flooding and landslides beginning February 4, 2022 now have until June 15, 2022, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

Jan. 17, 2025 ¡ª Jose Luis Garcia, the co-owner of Envios Express, a money transmitting business in Oakland, was sentenced this week to 12 months in federal prison. The Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., United States District Judge, handed down the sentence on Jan. 15, 2025.

November 15, 2023 ¡ª A Pennsylvania man admitted to his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $4.8 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for himself and others, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

March 15, 2023 ¡ª The former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for accepting over $3.5 million in illegal bribe money and using it to fraudulently purchase property in the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

May 15, 2025 ¡ª Leo Shimizu, of San Francisco, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 64 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $10.6 million in restitution for leading a nationwide money laundering conspiracy involving the proceeds of fraudulent online vehicle sales.

IR-2022-169, September 30, 2022 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service, in response to disruptions resulting from Hurricane Ian, will not impose a penalty when dyed diesel fuel with a sulfur content that does not exceed 15 parts-per-million is sold for use or used by emergency vehicles on the highway in the state of Florida.

Tax Tip 2022-92, June 15, 2022 ¡ª When people go through a legal separation or divorce, the change in their relationship status also affects their tax situation. The IRS considers a couple married for filing purposes until they get a final decree of divorce or separate maintenance.

September 15, 2022 ¡ª A Jefferson City man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a more than $27.1 million fraud scheme that included more than $12.4 million in PPP loans for four businesses, as well as a fraudulent loan for a development in Indiana.

December 15, 2023 ¡ª U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May sentenced Ann Rogers, of Riverdale, Georgia, to 12-months' home confinement, with three years' probation to follow for aiding in the preparation and presentation of a false and fraudulent tax return. The sentencing took place on Nov. 30.

IR-2025-57, May 8, 2025 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service joins in celebrating National Small Business Week by reminding taxpayers and small businesses that, even though the April 15, 2025, tax filing deadline has passed, it is important to stay vigilant against scams and fraud year-round.