Shirley G. Graybill, 72, of North Haven, Conn., was sentenced to two years of probation — the first four months of which she must spend in home confinement — after pleading guilty to one count of making and subscribing to a false 2002 tax return.
According to court records, the Triple Diamond Foundation was an entity created by Graybill and her husband, Dale L. Graybill, purportedly to fund cancer research —
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Today’s question comes from Doug P, an investment fraud victim interested in recovering his losses when he files his 2008 taxes…
In Dec. of 2007, I gave an independent broker some money to invest for me. About $30,000. Three weeks later  (first part of Jan 2008 ) he sends me a check for the amount I gave him and in the letter told me this money was never invested.
UHHHMMMMM. Ponzi gone
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I recently blogged about how victims of investment fraud can seek relief from the IRS and today I came across an interesting story in tax-news.com about Madoff Investors turning to Uncle Sam for a Bailout.Â
The article says:
Given the current economic climate and the likelihood of falling tax revenues in the year ahead, the IRS, which could face tax revenue losses in the billions of dollars (as much as USD17 billion
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The list of investors reportedly defrauded by Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme continues to grow. Victims of the $50 billion scam include banking institutions, various charities and a long list of celebrities including Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and screenwriter Eric Roth.
Experts are saying it’s one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in the history of Wall Street. But what many people may not know is that these victims of investment fraud can
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