Category Archives: Tax Fraud

Fraud Over the Holiday

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Russ

I hope you’re enjoying the Labor Day weekend. These individuals didn’t have a pleasant holiday. >From Shreveport, Louisiana comes the story of bozo tax preparer Betty Jean Thomas. Thomas had a not-so-good way of helping her clients: she invented phony … Continue reading →

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Lose a Court Case, Commit Tax Fraud to Recoup the Loss

Posted on August 26, 2007 by Russ

Gene Haas, of Camarillo, California, owns Haas Automation, Inc., one of the leading CNC (computer numerical control) machine tool companies. They even have a Nextel Cup racing team. Needless to say, Haas Automation is a successful company. Back in 2000, … Continue reading →

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Hawaii Four-O

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Russ

I remember Hawaii Five-O, the long running police show that starred the late Jack Lord. This post looks at four individuals who allegedly created an illegal tax fraud scheme. The US Department of Justice filed suit against four individuals and … Continue reading →

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Sailing Away

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Russ

If you receive a free meal, can you take a tax deduction for it? That’s a simple question, and I’d guess that 99.99% of the public would use common sense to answer the question: No, of course not. How can … Continue reading →

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Father Son Fraud

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Russ

This past February, Roy Albert Lewis, a Danville, California dentist, was sentenced to two years at ClubFed for hiding $300,000 over ten years. This past week, it was his father’s turn. Leroy Albert Lewis is an oral surgeon, but his … Continue reading →

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Faulty Language or Not, Guilty as Charged

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Russ

Yesterday I wrote about Dr. Frederick Kriemelmeyer, a dentist in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Dr. Kriemelmeyer was found guilty today of three counts of filing false tax returns. He’ll be sentenced on October 30th. Given that the testimony in the trial ended … Continue reading →

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“English Is a Fraudulently Conveyed Language”

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Russ

If you are wondering about the headline, so am I. But it’s a quote out of the trial of one Frederick Kriemelmeyer, a dentist in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Dr. Kriemelmeyer is accused of four counts of tax evasion. As the LaCrosse … Continue reading →

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Muffled

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Russ

Later this week I need to bring my car in for service. The auto repair shop I use is on the up-and-up. However, not all of them are. Today, the Tax Court looked at a Colorado muffler shop which apparently … Continue reading →

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More than a Pinch of Fraud

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Russ

While I’ve been gone for the last two weeks, I collected many stories about tax fraud. Here are just a few of them (if I included all of them, it would fill many pages of this blog). Two members of … Continue reading →

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Not a Good Week for Bozo Tax Preparers

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Russ

There are good tax preparers, bad tax preparers, and bozo tax preparers. There have been two recent stories about the latter group—tax preparers, please don’t copy their methods. >From San Jose, California, comes the story of Melinda Newens. The former … Continue reading →

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