Category Archives: Tax Fraud

Labor Day Payroll Tax Fraud

I’ve said this before but it bears repeating—especially on Labor Day. If you want to get in trouble with the IRS either withhold payroll taxes and don’t remit them to the IRS or pay your employees under the table (thus … Continue reading

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UCI Identity Theft Leads to Texas

Earlier this year officials at the nearby University of California, Irvine announced that about 1,100 student identities were stolen by Texas-based United Healthcare. Now several individuals have been indicted for filing phony tax returns using these students identities (and others). … Continue reading

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Three Years for Abject Stupidity

Back in April I reported on Martha Vernon and her daughter Tiffany Dunbar. The team engaged in perhaps the stupidest Bozo scheme a tax preparer could: They stole names and social security numbers from her employer, invented a phony W-2 … Continue reading

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Fake Priest Had False Returns

Earl Wolfe was an unlicensed architect in Jupiter Farms, Florida. That’s one crime in itself. He earned around $750,000 but reported only $600 on his tax returns. The IRS and Department of Justice weren’t appreciative of his efforts, and he … Continue reading

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Takeout Is Taxable

That seems obvious, right? You need to charge sales tax on items that are picked up. Hopefully it also seems obvious that if you’re a liquor store owner you need to include takeout items in your income. There’s no exemption … Continue reading

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10 Years, 2 Cars, 4 Pieces of Property, and $2.7 Million

Earlier this year I posted about a complex tax fraud case out of Salt Lake City. Several individuals were accused of helping various other individuals and businesses evade about $20 million in taxes. Three pleaded guilty. One of those who … Continue reading

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Attorneys Who Speak English Are a Good Idea in Court

Last year we covered the trial of Wisconsin dentist Frederick Kriemelmeyer. Dr. Kriemelmeyer argued at trial that the indictment was faulty because it was in English; that the American flag should not be in the courtroom; and that as long … Continue reading

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What’s a Lawsuit When You Face a Tax Fraud Case

That’s the question that Joe Francis, founder of Girls Gone Wild, must answer. Francis already faces tax charges; he’s accused of hiding income through the use of foreign accounts and over $20 million of improper deductions on his corporate tax … Continue reading

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Where’s Hyman Roth When You Need Him?

Last year I wrote about Naftali Tzi Weisz. Mr. Weisz is the Grand Rabbi of Spinka. He’ll also be standing trial in September charged with tax fraud. He’s accused of soliciting charitable donations but promising to refund most of the … Continue reading

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Praise the Lord and Go to Jail

Suckers are born every day, and so are the people out to fleece them. I’ve reported in the past on Aegis Corporation, a now defunct Chicago-based vendor of offshore trusts. The former owner of Aegis is spending 30 months at … Continue reading

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