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Feb. 6, 2024 ¡ª Today, Acting United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross announced the sentencing of a Sandersville, Georgia woman for aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns. On February 2, 2024, a federal judge sentenced April Michelle Nesbitt to 33 months in prison. Federal inmates are not eligible for parole.

Feb. 22, 2024 ¡ª Eleven defendants from Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Washington have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy that resulted in more than $220,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

March 14, 2023 ¡ª United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Cornel Martin, Sr., of Thibodaux, Louisiana, pled guilty today to failing to account for and pay over federal income taxes and Federal Insurance Contributions Act (¡°FICA¡±) taxes, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7202.

IR-2025-09, Jan. 10, 2025 ¡ª The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations addressing certain SECURE 2.0 Act provisions, including a provision generally requiring newly-established 401(k) and 403(b) plans to automatically enroll eligible employees beginning with the 2025 plan year.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act makes it easier for you to access your savings in individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) and workplace retirement plans if you¡¯re affected by the coronavirus. This relief provides favorable tax treatment for certain withdrawals from retirement plans and IRAs, including expanded loan options.

Nov. 27, 2024 ¡ª A federal grand jury in the Western District of Tennessee recently returned a 53-count indictment charging two North Mississippi women with multiple schemes defrauding the government of COVID-19 relief funds. Reagan Fondren, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the indictment today.

Dec. 13, 2024 ¡ª Quentin Allen Jackson was sentenced to 84 months in prison and ordered to pay three million dollars in restitution. Jackson pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering with respect to the fraudulent proceeds Paycheck Protection Act (¡°PPP¡±) COVID-19 loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration.

Jan. 23, 2025 ¡ª A former Mercer County pharmacist was convicted yesterday for her role in a conspiracy to distribute and dispense outside the course of professional practice large quantities of Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone, from a pharmacy formerly located in Trenton, New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced.

Feb. 11, 2025 ¡ª Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Shadia Melissa Aguilar Sarmiento of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to approximately 13 months of imprisonment, time already served, for conspiring with others to defraud owners of timeshare properties.

June 8, 2023 ¡ª A former resident of Johnstown, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 60 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release on her conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.