Tax fraud

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urging him to recover the tax benefits earned by Volkswagen for the cars it sold that turned out to have their emissions tests rigged, but without penalizing the taxpayers who had purchased the supposedly energy efficient vehicles and claimed tax credits for them.

The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee are asking Volkswagen about the federal tax credits given to buyers of its vehicles for owning energy-efficient cars, amid revelations that the automaker programmed its devices to cheat emissions tests.

Former UBS AG executive Hansruedi Schumacher, who pleaded guilty to helping Americans dodge taxes and testified at trial against his former boss, was sentenced to five years of probation by a judge who granted him leniency.

A roundup of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on improper payments, including what role is played by tax preparers in claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit on behalf of clients.

A roundup of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

A revenue agent for the Internal Revenue Service was arrested for accepting payment from a Seattle marijuana dispensary owner after allegedly soliciting a bribe.