Inland Empire woman sentenced to over three years in prison for using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain over $500,000 in COVID relief irs.gov - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from irs.gov Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Concord William Cote and Kelly Cote of Claremont, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
According to the information and plea agreements, from 2011 through 2016, the Cotes filed false tax returns using the identities of Kelly s sons and William s stepsons, J.E. and T.E. While J.E. was deployed overseas for the United States military, the Cotes prepared a false tax return for tax year 2011 using his identity. While T.E. was stationed overseas for the United States military, the Cotes prepared and filed false tax returns for tax years 2012 through 2015 using his identity. To obtain larger refunds, the Cotes falsely listed J.E. and T.E. as head of household on the false tax refunds for these returns and deposited the money into their own joint bank account.
SYRACUSE, NY Michael Bartusek of Fairport, New York, pled guilty today to wire fraud, money laundering, and filing a false tax return.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon of the Northern District of New York; United States Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. of the Western District of New York; Jonathan D. Larsen, Special Agent in Charge, New York Field Office, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI); Thomas Relford, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Inspector in Charge Joseph Cronin, Boston Division, United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS).
Lexington man pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and filing false tax returns irs.gov - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from irs.gov Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
U S Postal Inspection Service investigating potential mail fraud in Virginia Beach wtkr.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wtkr.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.