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IR-2023-05, January 12, 2023 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today announced Monday, January 23, 2023, as the beginning of the nation's 2023 tax season when the agency will begin accepting and processing 2022 tax year returns.

July 10, 2024 ¡ª A Connecticut man pleaded guilty today to evading taxes on income he earned as a commercial fisherman.

May 22, 2024 ¡ª A federal grand jury today returned a superseding indictment charging an Orange County man with wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly making fraudulent claims to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, two federal programs created to provide financial assistance to Americans suffering economic harm because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 6, 2022 ¡ª A former licensed stockbroker was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for committing several felonies, including running a securities fraud scheme in which he targeted low-income Hispanic victims to obtain more than $3.2 million via false promises of high returns from construction loans.

June 28, 2022 ¡ª A former licensed stockbroker pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for running a securities fraud scheme in which he targeted low-income Hispanic victims to obtain more than $3.2 million via false promises of high returns from construction loans, cheating on his taxes, and ¨C in a separate scheme ¨C conspiring to defraud an elderly man out of nearly $400,000 through a "relative-in-distress" scheme.

Nov. 22, 2024 ¡ª A pair of repairmen that earned more than $1.5 million from elderly customers for home repair services appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to tax fraud, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. David Angelo Quick of Charlotte, and Tony Joshua Christo formerly of Charlotte, now residing in Florida, pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return.

April 5, 2023 ¡ª United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Christian Dunbar of Philadelphia, PA, the former Philadelphia City Treasurer, was sentenced to six months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine, and $33,202.00 in restitution to the IRS by United States District Court Judge Cynthia M. Rufe. His U.S. citizenship will also be revoked. As part of his application to become a U.S. citizen, Dunbar made multiple false statements, submitted altered citizenship papers, and failed to file federal tax returns in three separate tax years.

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CA-2020-07, October 19, 2020 ¡ª Victims of the California wildfires that began on September 4 may qualify for tax relief from the IRS.

November 9, 2022 ¡ª Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that Dimitrios Kassimis, also known as Jimmy Kassimis, of Old Saybrook, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to one count of tax evasion.