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August 30, 2023 ¡ª A Central Ohio man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to embezzling more than $26 million from his Columbus employer.

May 10, 2023 ¡ª The U.S. Attorney¡¯s Office has filed two informations charging six defendants with a variety of crimes in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain millions of dollars by submitting fraudulent loan applications through the U.S. government¡¯s Payroll Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Darren Lian, Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General, Western Region Special Agent in Charge Weston King, and Office of Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Acting Western Region Special Agent in Charge Cory Nootnagel. All six defendants are scheduled to make their initial federal court appearances next week before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kandis Westmore.

June 3, 2024 ¡ª Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Bradley Pierre was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe for conspiracy to commit bribery and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (¡°IRS¡±) in connection with his orchestration of a $60 million fraud targeting No-Fault automobile insurance companies. Pierre pled guilty before Judge Gardephe on Dec. 18, 2023.

December 18, 2023 ¡ª Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Bradley Pierre pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (¡°IRS¡±) in connection with his orchestration of a $60 million fraud targeting no-fault automobile insurance companies. Pierre pled guilty before the Honorable Paul G. Gardephe and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7, 2024.

IR-2024-75, March 20, 2024 ¡ª To counter promoters that marketed misleading information about the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), the Internal Revenue Service urged businesses to review seven suspicious signs of a bad claim and see if the agency¡¯s special programs can help them avoid future compliance issues.

Feb. 11, 2025 ¡ª A man has admitted to laundering proceeds from a large-scale bank fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

June 7, 2022 ¡ª A dual New York and Florida resident was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling over $6.8 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

April 17, 2024 ¡ª A Central Ohio man was sentenced in U.S. District Court here today to 60 months in prison for embezzling more than $26 million from his Columbus employer.

May 2, 2023 ¡ª A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for money laundering in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain more than $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program loans.

IR-2022-127, June 17, 2022 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today announced expanded voice bot options to help eligible taxpayers easily verify their identity to set up or modify a payment plan while avoiding long wait times.