A Massachusetts man who owns a drywall and plastering business was sentenced to three years of probation, six months of home detention, and three months in a halfway house at the end of a tax evasion case on Dec. 19. The man, owner of P.L Drywall Inc., was ordered to...
Year: 2013
US signs pacts with 6 countries to eliminate tax evasion
Massachusetts residents might have heard that six more countries have signed a pact that is intended to stop Americans from dodging the Internal Revenue Service by keeping their money overseas. The agreements are hoped to help cut down tax evasion by individuals who...
Former city manager pleads guilty to tax charges
Massachusetts residents may be interested in a recent case involving a former California city officialand the Internal Revenue Service. The former city manager pleaded guilty to charges related to tax evasion that were allegedly part of a plan to enrich the accused...
Commissioner serving six months for fraud
Tax laws in Massachusetts and elsewhere can be complicated and charges of tax evasion are not unheard of. In Chicago, several politicians are currently facing corruption and tax evasion charges. Recently, a former Cook County commissioner was set to begin a six-month...
Fraud charges dropped after man pleads guilty to tax evasion
A Massachusetts man has had two fraud charges dropped after agreeing to plead guilty to tax evasion. The 56-year-old man will now face between two and two and a half years in prison, rather than five. In a recent plea hearing, the man admitted to three counts of tax...
Restaurant seized for alleged failure to pay taxes
Massachusetts residents who enjoyed a restaurant located in Andover for the last decade will be sad to hear that the establishment is no longer in business. The demise of Dylan's Bar & Grill is the result of a tax collection case instituted by the state against...
3 sentenced for financial crimes
Massachusetts residents may have heard of the conviction of three men for financial crimes related to a failed bank in Georgia. Two of the defendants in this case held prominent banking positions, and reports say that their actions may have contributed to the banks...
Former attorney convicted of tax fraud
Massachusetts readers may be interested to know that a former attorney was convicted in federal court. Prosecutors called it the biggest case of criminal tax fraud in United States history. The case was based on the claim that he and other men ran a 10-year long...
IRS contract workers delinquent on taxes
People who work for the Internal Revenue Service in Massachusetts and at its other locations around the country are required to pay income taxes like everyone else. Unlike other federal agencies, the IRS requires its all of its workers to be in full compliance by...
Crackdown on identity theft and tax fraud
While many federal workers in Massachusetts and elsewhere were furloughed in the beginning of October as a result of the federal government shutdown, many federal law enforcement agents were working to crack an alleged tax fraud scheme centered in South Florida. As a...