On April 3, 2020, a Florida businessman plead guilty to tax crimes after the DOJ discovered the millions of tax-free dollars he used to purchase a home with 100 feet of waterfront property, an expensive yacht, and other personal expenses. After failing to file tax...
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Californian Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years in Prison for Failing to Report Offshore Accounts on Federal Tax Returns
Teymour Khoubian, a businessman based in Southern California, was recently sentenced to 21 months in prison for filing false tax returns that failed to report his offshore accounts in Germany and Israel from 2005 through 2011, representing a total tax loss to the U.S....
DOJ Continues to Pursue Offshore Accounts, Fines Swiss Bank Over $10 Million
The U.S. Department of Justice recently entered into an agreement with yet another foreign bank, LLB Verwaltung (Switzerland) AG, for the bank's role in assisting clients evade their U.S. tax obligations. LLB-Switzerland's business with U.S. clients boomed in 2008,...
DOJ and IRS Announce Increased Enforcement Against Cryptocurrency Tax Crimes
In a recent tax controversy forum hosted by New York University, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General to the Department of Justice Tax Division (DOJ-Tax), Richard Zuckerman, said that his team is increasing its focus on individuals attempting to use bitcoin...
Tax Loss of $260k Leads to 5 Years in Prison for Nevada Tax Preparer
Nevada-based tax preparer and former IRS employee Thomas Bidegary was recently sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to commit tax fraud, causing a tax loss of nearly $260,000 to the federal government. Between 2009 and 2014, Bidegary prepared false tax...
California Fund Manager Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and False Tax Return
A 74-year-old former fund manager who resided in San Francisco was recently sentenced to 30 months in prison for investment adviser fraud and filing a false income tax return that failed to report millions of dollars in illegally diverted funds. The California...
Californian Gets Prison Time for Failing to Report Over $1 Million in Marijuana Sales
A California real estate professional was recently sentenced to 2 years in prison for filing false income tax returns that failed to report over $1 million in cash earned through marijuana sales made between 2012 and 2014. In addition, he was ordered to serve one year...
California Man Faces Prison, Penalties for Failure to Report Foreign Bank Account
Eli Waknine of Huntington Beach, California, pleaded guilty this week to filing a false tax return that failed to report over $2 million held at an Israeli bank between 1994 and 2011. He further attempted to conceal his offshore assets by instructing the bank to...
California Woman Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud U.S. of Over $9 Million
A California resident pleaded guilty last week to conspiring to submit false claims for income tax refunds and to bank fraud, according to the Department of Justice Tax Division. The woman worked with others to file false returns and allegedly obtain over $9 million...
Californian Pleads Guilty to Willful Failure to Report Foreign Accounts to IRS
A Californian pleaded guilty this week before the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, to willfully failing to disclose over $1 million held in offshore bank accounts. He and the bank also took other steps to hide and secretly access his funds. The man...
