Posts Tagged ‘defrauding the IRS’

Tax Evasion Guilty Plea by Lawyer, Admits Hiding $1.5 Million

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

A Maryland attorney pleaded guilty to tax evasion and structuring financial transaction to avoid reporting $1.5 million.
Stanley Needleman, 68, of Pikesville, Md., is a criminal defense attorney, practicing law for more than 30 years in state and federal court. Clients made payments mostly in cash, which was kept in a large bank envelope. At the end of each business day, Needleman took the bank envelope with the day’s receipts home
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Unpaid Employee Withholding Taxes and Forging Release of Tax Levy Lands Ohio Man Probation and $50,000 Fine

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

The man in the article below got busted for some serious crimes.  He is lucky that he got off with five years of probation and no jail time.  As an employer, which he was, who withheld taxes from his employees, he was obligated to turn over the employee withholding taxes to the government.  The government considers these withholding taxes as “trust” taxes, relying on the integrity of business owners to
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Recovering Investment Fraud Losses and Due Punishment for a Couple Convicted in a Tax Shelter Scheme

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Are you a victim of investment fraud?  Do you want to see those people who schemed you punished?  Do you want to know how a US tax code can help you recover some of your losses?  If you answered “yes” to any of these, this is your lucky day!  Many people who fall victim to investment fraud (“Ponzi” schemes and the like), where you have lost all or most of your investment,
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