Tax fraud

PEG nailed; taken for a ride; fifth Canadian fraud conviction; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The former CFO of a taxi management company with links to Donald Trump’s personal lawyer agreed to cooperate in ongoing investigations.

Several business names; politics as usual; fraudulent spins; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Abundant energy; ‘I wouldn’t go too high;’ maximum mileage from stolen IDs; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

New phishing emails from scammers are posing as state accounting and professional associations to lure tax pros into volunteering sensitive info, the IRS said.

Frankfurt prosecutors confirmed that they have charged six people — including three former London-based investment bankers — for allegedly getting improper refunds on dividend tax.

Bogus 941s; oh the pain; Full Spectrum of fraud; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A tax preparer was found not guilty on 21 counts of tax fraud after a two-week jury trial.

Another client of Swiss financial adviser Beda Singenberger, whose accidental mailing of a list of his American clients helped federal prosecutors build dozens of tax-evasion cases, has been nabbed by the government.

Giving back; Fast time; yellow buses and luxury cars; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Criminals who pretend to be working for the IRS are asking for bank information from international taxpayers and non-resident aliens.

Jail for former IRS rep; ‘made-up’ income; Elite but guilty; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

No Silver Lining; $7 million in bogus credits; deducting bribes; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

In a new twist on an old scam, fraudsters are spoofing legitimate IRS phone numbers to demand payment on nonexistent bills.

A thousand returns and 45 bank accounts; ‘what to write and where to write it’; the Spirit was weak; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Off by $7 million; iPads and custom sofas; PEO rip-off; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to expand its efforts to detect tax refund fraud this tax season, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service and its partners in the tax industry and state tax authorities issued a warning Monday about a wave of e-mails from cybercriminals purporting to come from “IRS Refunds.”

All in the family; end of a Dream; more flags in Maryland; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

From the oven to the money market; 38 phony checks in a day; software firm scheme crashes; and other highlights of recent tax cases.