irs criminal investigation: Podcast: The IRS Takedown of Silk Road and the Drug Lord Behind It
- 02/28/21 05:16 PM
In 2011, a sensational new black market website known as the “Silk Road” emerged on the dark net. This “Amazon of Illegal Drugs” was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar “The Dread Pirate Roberts.” Promising its users complete anonymity, and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a billion-dollar digital drugs cartel. Operating behind the special browser TOR and using on bitcoin, the criminal behind Silk Road would be taken down by a tenacious new special agent from the IRS assigned to the case. Joining Eric on this week’s podcast is that special … (1 comments)
irs criminal investigation: Dept of Justice Continues Enforcement Against Dishonest Tax Preparers
- 04/13/19 12:15 PM
I focus my practice on civil and criminal tax representation. Now that tax season is in full swing, the Department of Justice reminds taxpayers to choose tax preparers carefully. The Justice Department’s Tax Division, in collaboration with U.S. Attorney’s Offices, takes legal action throughout the United States, including seeking court orders to shut down tax return preparers who prepared false tax returns, and criminally prosecuting fraudulent tax return preparers to punish dishonest tax return preparers for their fraudulent activities and to protect taxpayers and government funds. “Most tax return preparers provide competent and professional advice,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. … (0 comments)
irs criminal investigation: Connecticut Bookkeeper Rebecca Block Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
- 02/21/18 01:47 PM
We handle civil and criminal tax controversy matters, and one matter has now resolved itself and stands as a lesson to anyone who has a bookkeeper who handles their business finances. A Connecticut bookkeeper, Rebecca Block of Windsor, Connecticut, plead guilty today for embezzling over $190,000 of her employer's money, masking it in Quickbooks at distriubutions to the federal and state government for taxes. Rebecca Block stole the money she supposedly used for the taxes and spent lavishly on herself. John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joel P. Garland, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in … (1 comments)
irs criminal investigation: Stamford CT IRS Criminal Tax: Court Holds Unclaimed Deductions May Be Considered in Calculating Tax Loss
- 12/07/11 02:00 PM
We represent taxpayers in IRS Criminal tax investigations frequently in Stamford, Connecticut as well as elsewhere in New England. In the recent decision reached in United States v. Hoskins, 654 F.3d 1086 (10th Cir. 2011), the Tenth Circuit held, inter alia, that a sentencing court was not precluded in appropriate cases from considering unclaimed deductions in determining tax loss under § 2T1.1 of the Sentencing Guidelines. In the present case, however, the lower court had not erred in rejecting the defendant’s calculation of tax loss based on previously unclaimed deductions. Jodi Hoskins (“Hoskins”) and her husband operated an escort service in Salt Lake City, … (0 comments)
News, updates and innovative discussion of what is happening in the world of estate planning, tax planning, and criminal and civil taxpayer representation.
In 2011, a sensational new black market website known as the “Silk Road” emerged on the dark net. This “Amazon of Illegal Drugs” was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar “The Dread Pirate Roberts.” Promising its users complete anonymity, and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a billion-dollar digital drugs cartel. Operating behind the special browser TOR and using on bitcoin, the criminal behind Silk Road would be taken down by a tenacious new special agent from the IRS assigned to the case. Joining Eric on this week’s podcast is that special … (1 comments)
;)
;)
;)
