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Former Promoter of Abusive Trusts Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Roderick Prescott, a resident of Orem, Utah, and a former principal of National Trust Services (NTS) in San Jose, Calif., and later Selma, Ore., pleaded guilty today to tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Prescott admitted to evading at least $550,000 in... More

Phoenix Asphalt Paver Convicted of Tax Evasion
John D. Stacey, a resident of Phoenix, was convicted today of income tax evasion, corrupt interference with the due administration of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and multiple counts of fraudulent use of a social security number, the Department of Justice and IRS announced. A federal jury conv... More

Former Contracting Officer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
Tijani Ahmed Saani, a former civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense, pleaded guilty today to filing false tax returns for tax years 2003 through 2007, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney of the ... More

Mid-Year Marks Time For Personal Tax Review
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service(R) notes that the month of July marks a great time for taxpayers to spend a few minutes reviewing their current financial status to get a better sense of their overall tax situation. Knowing how to make mid-year adjustments and take advantage of applicable tax benefits pri... More

Associate of Tax Defier Irwin Schiff Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime
Lawrence Cohen, a resident of Las Vegas and a former employee of the now defunct Freedom Books, pleaded guilty today to a tax charge before U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson in Las Vegas, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Cohen pleaded guilty to one count of ai... More

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