by Michael Hogberg, EA | Aug 19, 2022 | Enforcement Updates
August 19, 2022 U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Brian A. Smith, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney...
by Michael Hogberg, EA | Aug 18, 2022 | State Tax
August 18, 2022 Louisiana taxpayers have until Oct. 6, 2022, to claim millions of dollars in state income tax refunds before they become unclaimed property. The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) sent letters to 20,400 individual and business taxpayers advising...
by Michael Hogberg, EA | Aug 18, 2022 | Federal Tax
August 18, 2022 U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ronald Rechan, of Douglasville, Georgia, who was convicted of making a false statement on a bank loan application and tax evasion, was sentenced to serve six months in prison and ordered to pay...
by Michael Hogberg, EA | Aug 18, 2022 | Enforcement Updates
August 18, 2022 Shelbee Szeto was sentenced to 36 months in prison in connection with her scheme to defraud her former employer out of more than five million dollars, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Internal Revenue Service Criminal...
by Michael Hogberg, EA | Aug 17, 2022 | Enforcement Updates
August 17, 2022 U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Darin R. Pastor, currently of Morristown, New York, and Halford W. Johnson, of Brockport, New York, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities...