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November 29, 2023 ¡ª Daniel E. Russo was sentenced to 60 months in prison by United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, distribution and possession of oxycodone, and nine counts of filing false personal and corporate tax returns. In addition to the terms of imprisonment, Judge Irizarry ordered Russo to serve three years of supervised release. Immediately prior to the sentencing, the defendant paid over $400,000 in restitution. Russo pleaded guilty in February 2023.

December 1, 2023 ¡ª U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Elliott Dennis Kleinman of Bel Air, Maryland, yesterday to 42 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax evasion, in connection with a kickback scheme that defrauded his employer of more than $20 million. Judge Chasanow also ordered Kleinman to pay restitution of $19,300,757 and to forfeit $2,038,997.

Feb. 9, 2024 ¡ª U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Andi Junior Jacques and Dickenson Elan to federal prison terms for their roles in a RICO conspiracy involving cyber intrusions and millions of dollars of tax fraud. Six co-defendants were previously sentenced for their roles in the offense and one will be sentenced at a later date for his involvement in the conspiracy. See chart below for details.

Feb. 22, 2024 ¡ª United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Michael Neill, Marita Crawford, and Niko Rodriguez, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were sentenced this week by United States District Court Judge Jeffrey Schmehl. The defendants, all former employees of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (¡°Local 98¡±), had previously pleaded guilty to stealing Local 98 funds for their personal use.

May 24, 2024 ¡ª A would-be lawyer who falsely inflated dozens of client tax returns was convicted Friday of 33 counts of tax fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.

July 13, 2022 ¡ª Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Toyosi Alatishe, a/k/a Felix Victor Johnson, of Columbia, Maryland, to 126 months in federal prison, for conspiracy to commit credit/debit card fraud, wire fraud, and for aggravated identity theft, in connection with two separate schemes from 2012-2015 to obtain fraudulent tax refunds. Judge Blake also required Alatishe to serve a period of supervised release following his release from prison and pay restitution in the amount of $2,287,959.67. A federal jury convicted Alatishe on all 16 counts charged in the indictment on January 24, 2019.

November 3, 2022 ¡ª The former president of the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) and the union's former Massachusetts lobbyist were convicted by a federal jury today of racketeering, fraud, obstruction of justice and tax crimes.

August 11, 2022 ¡ª A federal judge sentenced a Bessemer man charged under the "Kingpin" statute for leading a continuing criminal enterprise and large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Atlanta Field Office Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.

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May 23, 2023 ¡ª An operator of numerous sober homes in Massachusetts, who also operated insulation companies receiving funds through the Mass Save Program, was indicted along with a sober home manager, for their alleged involvement in numerous fraud schemes involving sober homes in the Greater Boston area, the Mass Save Program and a federal loan program to assist businesses during the COVID-19 Pandemic.