Nov 8, 2024 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On November 8, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued a permanent injunction against Miami tax preparers Niclas Pierre and Elius Bessard, barring them and their businesses from tax preparation...
May 24, 2024 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On May 20, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Kent Ellsworth, an Arizona resident, has pleaded guilty to two counts of aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. The charges stem from his alleged involvement in facilitating an “abusive-trust tax shelter”...
Mar 5, 2024 | White Collar Crime
In recent years, the government has been actively combating return preparer fraud. CG Attorneys have analyzed various tax preparer cases, including a recent complaint filed by the United States aimed at barring nine Florida tax preparers and their associated...
Dec 4, 2023 | federal investigations
Tax return preparer fraud is one of the IRS’ Dirty Dozen Tax Scams, and the government continues its efforts to eradicate it. On November 13, 2023, the Department of Justice announced a federal court was permanently enjoining a Houston-area tax return preparer and her...
Aug 2, 2023 | White Collar Crime
On July 31, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Leon Haynes, a tax preparer from Teaneck, New Jersey, was arrested for fraudulently seeking over $124,000,000 from the IRS by filing over 1,000 tax returns falsely claiming COVID-19-related employment tax...
