According to the DOJ a Collinsville, Virginia pharmacist pleaded guilty to failing to account for and pay over employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Thomas T. Cullen for the Western District of Virginia. According to court documents, Jerry R. Harper, Jr., 61, owned…
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Bank Leumi Hands Over Another US Depositor to the IRS
According to DoJ, Israel Birman pleaded guilty on November 14, 2018 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to filing a false federal tax return on which he failed to report interest income he earned from bank accounts at Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. According to court documents, between 2006 and 2014,…
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Tax Returns & 5th Amendment Privilege? – Part I
According to Michael J. DeBlis III, if you’ve ever heard someone “plead the Fifth” on a crime-related television show, you’re aware of the power of the Fifth Amendment. A key part of the United States Constitution, the Fifth Amendment protects Americans from self-incrimination, meaning that if you are arrested for a crime, you are under…
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IRS Criminal Investigation releases Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report
The Internal Revenue Service released on November 14, 2018 the Criminal Investigation Division’s (CI) annual report, reflecting significant accomplishments and criminal enforcement actions taken in fiscal year 2018. "This Report Shows That As Financial Crime Has Evolved and Proliferated around the World, so Have IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agents and Their Abilities to…
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