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Three Men Accused of Cashing 16,000 Tax Refund Checks Worth $74M. Then Feds Raided a Georgia Gas Station
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (1400+ words) Federal agents searched a Georgia gas station as prosecutors accused three Atlanta-area men of cashing more than 16,000 U.S. Treasury refund checks worth over $74 million in an alleged tax fraud operation. Investigators say the scheme began with Mexican identification documents bearing other…...
DOJ: Three Men Charged in $74 Million IRS Refund Scheme Involving 16,000 Checks
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (1008+ words) Three men are facing federal charges in connection with an alleged $74 million IRS tax refund fraud scheme that prosecutors say involved thousands of fabricated tax returns and more than 16,000 government-issued refund checks. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 14, 2026, that…...
Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (889+ words) It wasn’t the kind of call a grocery store gets every day. A customer with a thick Eastern European accent was on the phone saying he wanted to buy several thousand cans of Red Bull. Could the store have them…...
Feds Crack Down on Fraud, Get Governor Healey Former Aide in Dragnet
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (765+ words) The federal government has long been a check-writing machine, doling out hundreds of billions of dollars a year to fraudsters, according to the GAO. This hasn't been a secret, but until the Trump administration, far too little was ever done…...
Three Men Accused of Laundering $74M in Fake Atlanta Tax Refunds
9+ hour ago (243+ words) All three defendants face charges of mail and wire fraud conspiracy, mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. Gustavo Rojano Salazar and Gabriel Rojano Salazar face an additional charge each for allegedly making false statements on federal immigration…...
Fraud Charges Announced Against Former Tax Preparer In Indiana
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (225+ words) Indianapolis, Ind. (WLFI) - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana has announced charges against former tax preparer Evans Kludje, 43, of Brownsburg. It is part of nationwide enforcement actions led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement…...
Tax Preparer Pays $8 Million Fine After Pleading Guility to Fraud for Clients
15+ hour, 57+ min ago (1114+ words) Linkedin photo of Steven Holtz United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, and Assistant Attorney General of the National Fraud Enforcement Division, Colin M. McDonald, announced today that STEVEN HOLTZ, ISRAEL PELLOT, and ALTON SCOTT have…...
DOJ, IRS expose more than $490M in tax fraud in first national enforcement surge
22+ hour, 14+ min ago (308+ words) Published Oct. 15, 2026, 10:04 a.m. ET | Updated Oct. 15, 2026 “Every dollar stolen through tax fraud is a dollar taken from the American people,” Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. “What we uncovered during this concentrated surge is only the tip of the…...
DOJ Makes Breathtaking Announcement on Fraud That Will Make You Spit-Take Your Coffee
12+ hour, 24+ min ago (743+ words) You might want to sit down. Because when you learn the massive amounts of fraud that is occurring in this country, you'll be hotter than cayenne pepper. The National Fraud Enforcement Center, founded in April of this year, is working…...
Four Texans Charged in $200 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
14+ hour, 49+ min ago (1544+ words) Home » US News » Four Texans Charged in $200 Million Tax Fraud Scheme DALLAS, TX – October 15, 2026 (STL.News) Texans – Fraud – Prosecutors say four Texas residents have been indicted on federal charges stemming from an alleged illegal tax shelter operation that concealed more…...