Category Archives: Tax Fraud

Omozee Sentenced

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Russ

In August we wrote about Bozo accountant Henry Omozee. Mr. Omozee underreported his own income on his tax returns. Patrick Brown of the IRS emailed me to let me know that Mr. Omozee was sentenced to 27 months at ClubFed, … Continue reading →

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Time to Get Out Your Checkbook, Mr. Anderson

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Russ

When we last looked at Walter Anderson he was being sentenced to nine years at ClubFed. We wrote, at that time, “But Mr. Anderson did get lucky in one respect. Because the plea agreement was poorly written, the judge did … Continue reading →

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And They’re Born Every Day…

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Russ

Two tales of Bozo tax preparers came out at week’s end, and both come from Denver. First, Kennedy Oduro liked to make sure his customers got refunds. He invented false deductions and credits, and saved his clients $283,000 in 2003 … Continue reading →

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Charger Finds His Way to ClubFed

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Russ

It hasn’t been a good year for the San Diego Chargers. Their best defensive player, Shawne Merriman, is out for the year. They’ve struggled on offense. Yet their only one game out of first place. For one former Charger it’s … Continue reading →

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More Tax Fraud

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Russ

There’s lots of fraud to report this week. Here are some more of the lowlights. First, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a report noting that over $1.6 billion in false refunds were estimated to have been … Continue reading →

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Tax Fraud: The Food Edition

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Russ

There was so much tax fraud reported this week that I’m writing two posts on it. Here I’m going to take a look at two frauds from restaurants and one from farming. Let’s start in Freeport, Long Island, New York. … Continue reading →

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Six Years of Tax Fraud ($40 Million Worth) Gets Nine Years at ClubFed

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Russ

Alan Fabian seemed to have everything. He was an entrepreneur, a political fundraiser, had numerous “successful businesses”—in short, he appeared to have everything. But it was a fraud. Actually, multiple frauds. Mr. Fabian may have, at one time, actually been … Continue reading →

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Not Much to Look Forward to When He’s 92

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Russ

Irwin Schiff has about twelve more years left on his sentence. He’s 79, so the chance of him promoting his illegal tax reduction schemes was slight. It’s now zero. From Las Vegas comes the news that a federal court has … Continue reading →

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Too Much Fraud

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Russ

I counted over thirty interesting tax evasion stories from the last few days. There’s no way I’m going to put them all in a post so here are the highlights. First, let’s head to Gallatin County, Montana. Ruth Amande knew … Continue reading →

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Survivor: Morgantown Renewed for 12 Months

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Russ

Richard Hatch, the Survivor winner who was convicted of tax evasion, won’t be leaving the Morgantown, West Virginia Federal Correctional Institution anytime soon. The US Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal today. Mr. Hatch had charged that the trial … Continue reading →

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