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Topic No. 509, Business Use of Home

Oct. 4, 2024 ¡ª Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Gregory Gumucio pled guilty today to a conspiracy to commit tax evasion from 2012 through 2020. Gumucio was the longtime leader of a prominent nationwide yoga business, Yoga to the People (YTTP), from which he received more than $3.5 million in income between 2012 and 2020, yet he did not file individual (or business) tax returns or pay any income taxes for at least eight consecutive years. Gumucio pled guilty before U.S. District Judge John P. Cronan, to whom his case is assigned.

Nov. 6, 2024 ¡ª An Indiana man who owns Glycerin Traders marketed and sold an ¡°Ethanol Extraction¡± product as a pure food-grade product, when in fact, the product contained high levels of methanol leading to multiple deaths and severe physical injuries for those who consumed the product.

June 13, 2024 ¡ª In observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 15, 2024, the IRS Criminal Investigation¡¯s Charlotte Field Office is promoting fraud awareness to senior citizens in the community and their families.

July 5, 2024 ¡ª A Morton, Illinois, man, Aaron J. Rossi, was sentenced on July 2, 2024, to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $3 million in restitution and fines for his scheme to defraud his former employer and filing of false income taxes.

July 22, 2024 ¡ª A Westford woman was convicted following a nine-day jury trial in federal court in Boston in connection with a home health care fraud scheme.

July 30, 2024 ¡ª A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted David Motovich of perpetrating a years-long scheme to establish and conceal a massive illegal check-cashing operation.

July 12, 2023 ¡ª United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the results achieved by the Middle District of Florida¡¯s efforts to combat fraud related to COVID-19. Those efforts have included complementary actions by the United States Attorney¡¯s Office¡¯s (USAO-MDFL) Criminal, Asset Recovery, Appellate, and Civil Divisions, along with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.

November 18, 2023 ¡ª Former Massachusetts State Senator Dean Tran was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with allegedly scheming to defraud the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance and collecting income that he failed to report to the IRS.

Feb. 8, 2024 ¡ª As a result of a law enforcement operation on February 7, 2024, 10 defendants were arrested at locations throughout Maryland and three search warrants were executed related to an alleged money laundering conspiracy involving more than $9.5 million in proceeds from fraud schemes. Law enforcement agents from IRS Criminal Investigation, the Homeland Security Investigations Mid-Atlantic El-Dorado Task Force, the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General, and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service participated in yesterday¡¯s searches and arrests. Additional defendants are currently fugitives.