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December 2, 2021 — An Ipswich man who owned and operated numerous Massachusetts businesses pleaded guilty today in connection with charges that he manipulated his payroll to avoid paying taxes.
BOSTON-- An Ipswich man who owned and operated numerous Massachusetts businesses pleaded guilty today in connection with charges that he manipulated his payroll to avoid paying taxes. George Vasiliades, 58, pleaded guilty to 17 counts of failure to collect, account for and pay over federal employment taxes; 17 counts of aiding and assisting the filing of false...
BOSTON — A Dudley man was arrested Tuesday in connection with his alleged involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and misuse COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Norman Higgs, 34, was charged in a criminal complaint with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, theft of government property and money laundering. Higgs made his initial appearance in Boston Tuesday afternoon before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein and was released on conditions. According to the charging documents, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) created a t...