The Justice Department has obtained injunctions against hundreds of tax preparers allegedly intending to defraud their customers or the government. Recently, they filed a complaint against Juan Humberto Garcia and Marcos Yariel Figueroa for allegedly preparing and...
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Does the Investment Vehicle Sound Too Good to be True? It Might Be!
The prevalence of scams and fraud has seemingly increased, and the caution consumers and businesses alike must take is exemplified by cases like Pennsylvania resident, Joseph LaForte, who was recently sentenced to 186 months in prison for operating a fraudulent...
California Tax Preparer Sentenced to Six Years – Cost the IRS at Least $28 Million in Unpaid Taxes
A California tax preparer was sentenced to six years in federal prison and to pay nearly $500,000 in restitution for costing the IRS over $28 million in taxes by filing false tax returns for his clients. Salvador Gonzalez operated Grace’s Lighthouse Resource Center,...
Fraudsters Found Guilty for Billion-Dollar Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Scam
Two tax shelter promoters were found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aiding and assisting the filing of false tax returns and subscribing to false returns, and one was also convicted of money laundering. The defendants, Jack Fisher and James Sinnott,...
If it Sounds too Good to be True…
Who wouldn’t want to sell property tax free all while appearing charitable in the process? The clients of John Eickhoff, Jr. and Hoffman Associates, LLC learned the hard way that the Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust (CRAT) scheme promoted by Eickhoff and Hoffman...
