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May 26, 2022 ¡ª A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Christopher A. Mazzei and Erin V. Mazzei of Arroyo Grande, California. The indictment charges the defendants with wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy in connection with a scheme to defraud the government of forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds intended for COVID-19-related relief.

IR-2023-49, March 20, 2023 ¡ª In a further warning to people and businesses, the Internal Revenue Service added widely circulating promoter claims involving Employee Retention Credits as a new entry in the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams.

March 28, 2023 ¡ª Leihinahina Sullivan of Lihue, Kauai, was sentenced today before United States District Judge J. Michael Seabright to 17 years in prison and three years of supervised release for three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft related to multiple long-running fraudulent schemes. Sullivan previously pleaded guilty to these offenses in July 2021. She is also required to pay $3,396,035.15 in restitution to various victims and public and private entities and subject to a penalty of $2,012,41.92 in forfeiture for the criminal proceeds of her offenses. In sentencing Sullivan, Judge Seabright described the ¡°staggering scope, length, and complexity¡± of her criminal conduct.

May 15, 2023 ¡ª United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that today, following a six-week trial, a jury has returned guilty verdicts on nine counts of the superseding indictment charging Phillip Roy Wasserman of Sarasota with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and substantive counts of wire fraud and mail fraud. Wasserman faces a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment on each of the conspiracy, mail fraud, and wire fraud counts. The United States is also seeking a money judgment in the amount of at least $6.3 million, the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct. Prior to trial, the tax counts in the superseding indictment were ordered to be tried separately at the request of Wasserman.

Dec. 11, 2024 ¡ª A federal grand jury returned an 18-count indictment yesterday charging Michael David Barker of Foster, with mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, and money laundering. The indictment was unsealed today following Barker¡¯s arrest by law enforcement officers.

Feb. 14, 2025 ¡ª A Las Vegas business owner made his initial appearance in court yesterday for allegedly misrepresenting that his company was a profitable, up-and-running artificial intelligence company that mined cryptocurrency, verified cryptocurrency transactions, paid fixed rates of return on investments, and provided a 100% money back guarantee. In total, the defendant obtained approximately $24 million from at least 400 investors.

Nov. 20, 2024 ¡ª A Midlothian man was sentenced today to six years in prison for mail fraud, federal program theft, and tax evasion in connection with a scheme to misappropriate millions of dollars from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH).

IR-2022-54, March 8, 2022 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service issued a filing season reminder today that those taxpayers who pay expenses for the care of a qualifying person while working or looking for work may qualify for an important tax credit.

IR-2024-23, Jan. 26, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service will hold a free webinar, designed primarily for tax professionals whose clients were affected by the delayed notices during the COVID pandemic.

November 10, 2022 ¡ª We are on the brink of an exciting new era for the IRS, one that is desperately needed to transform the agency to improve taxpayer service and ensure fairness in tax compliance.