A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Owners of Five Chicago-Area Restaurants Charged in Federal Investigation Targeting Underreporting of Gross Receipts CHICAGO — The owners of five Chicago-area restaurants are facing criminal tax charges as part of a federal … Continue reading
Category Archives: Income Tax Evasion
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: CHICAGO PREPAID CELLPHONE BUSINESS OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO FILING FALSE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS CHICAGO — A business owner of Chicago based prepaid phone stores pleaded guilty yesterday to federal income tax … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: HUNTLEY CONTRACTOR CHARGED WITH MAIL FRAUD, CAUSING FALSE STATEMENTS TO BE MADE ON FORMS REQUIRED BY ERISA, AND FAILING TO COLLECT AND PAY OVER $600,000 IN FEDERAL TAXES ROCKFORD — A Huntley, Ill., concrete … Continue reading
Here’s the indictment of LaShawn Ford: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES vs. LASHAWN FORD ) SUPERSEDING INFORMATION 12 CR 927 The UNITED STATES ATTORNEY charges: On or about August 29, 2008, in the … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER DEVELOPER OF CONDO-HOTELS IN CHICAGO AND FLORIDA SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR FEDERAL TAX EVASION CHICAGO — The former manager of a defunct Chicago-based real estate company that acquired … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: ONE TAX PREPARER PLEADS GUILTY AND ANOTHER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON IN SEPARATE FEDERAL INCOME TAX FRAUD CASES CHICAGO — A former Chicago tax preparer pleaded guilty to filing nearly … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: SKOKIE BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR EVADING $1 MILLION IN TAXES RELATED TO SECRET OFFSHORE SWISS BANK ACCOUNT CHICAGO — The owner of a cemetery monument business in north suburban Skokie … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: CHICAGO LEADER OF ROMANIAN-BASED CONSPIRACY THAT OBTAINED $1.6 MILLION IN FALSE TAX REFUNDS SENTENCED TO 85 MONTHS IN PRISON CHICAGO — The leader in Chicago of a Romanian-based international conspiracy to fraudulently … Continue reading
From a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FEDERAL TAX PROSECUTIONS SERVE AS REMINDER TO TAXPAYERS TO COMPLY WITH TAX OBLIGATIONS AS APRIL 15 DEADLINE APPROACHES CHICAGO – Three tax return preparers, a salesman, and the owner of … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER CONDO-HOTEL DEVELOPER ARRAIGNED AFTER BEING EXTRADITED FROM ITALY ON FEDERAL TAX EVASION CHARGE CHICAGO — A former real estate developer who attempted to convert hotels in Chicago, Miami Beach, Fla., and … Continue reading
It must be income tax preparation time, as one can see from this press release from the US. Attorney’s Office: FORMER CHICAGO BEARS PLAYER AND COOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY CHARGED SEPARATELY WITH FAILING TO FILE FEDERAL TAX RETURNS CHICAGO — … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: BARBADOS MAN SENTENCED TO 9½ YEARS IN PRISON FOR USING STOLEN IDENTITIES TO FRAUDULENTLY OBTAIN TAX REFUNDS CHICAGO — A Barbados national who lived in cities across the United States was sentenced … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: TWO OWNERS OF NAPERVILLE BUSINESS CHARGED WITH FAILING TO REPORT A TOTAL OF MORE THAN $22 MILLION IN INCOME THEY SHARED CHICAGO — Two owners and executives of a Naperville business that … Continue reading
Four years after his 2008 interview, a physician was indicted for income tax evasion and mail fraud according to the following press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The Chicago Tribune explains his connection to our crooked former Governor Rod … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: TAX PREPARER PLEADS GUILTY TO PREPARING MORE THAN 500 FALSE FEDERAL TAX RETURNS, CAUSING TAX LOSS OF MORE THAN $2.8 MILLION CHICAGO — A tax preparer pleaded guilty to federal tax charges, … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER WILLIAM BEAVERS INDICTED ON FEDERAL TAX CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY FAILING TO PAY TAXES ON CAMPAIGN FUNDS AND COUNTY EXPENSE ACCOUNT USED FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES CHICAGO — Cook County Commissioner … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: HOFFMAN ESTATES COUPLE INDICTED ON TAX CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY EVADING FEDERAL TAXES ON MORE THAN $1.6 MILLION OF INCOME CHICAGO — A Hoffman Estates couple were indicted on federal tax charges for … Continue reading
Thanks to Capitol Fax Blog for the following: Meanwhile, Reuters columnist David Clay Johnston reports that Navistar, Continental Tire, Motorola, Ford, Chrysler, Mitsubishi and other big Illinois companies are keeping the state taxes deducted from their workers’ paychecks. “If you’re … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: CHICAGO LAWYER BARRED FROM PROMOTING TAX SHELTERS GENERATING $370 MILLION IN SHAM DEDUCTIONS Federal Court Enjoins Former Seyfarth Shaw LLP Partner Who Allegedly Designed “DAD” and “DAT” Tax Shelters CHICAGO LAWYER BARRED … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER MARENGO RESIDENT CHARGED WITH FEDERAL TAX FRAUD ROCKFORD — PATRICK J. FITZGERALD, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and ALVIN PATTON, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office … Continue reading