Tax Law Blog

It's a three-hour drive west of Cleveland to Fort Wayne, Indiana. That's where two men are facing criminal charges of conspiring to commit tax evasion and tax fraud. The men are owners of Electric Vehicles Inc.

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According to a news release by the Department of Justice, a Virginia couple was recently convicted of theft of government funds and other federal tax crimes:

It's not the mailman, and it's not your neighbor dropping by for a cup of coffee. When your doorbell rings and two special agents from the Internal Revenue Service are standing there, it means the federal agency might suspect you of a tax crime. It...

According to the Department of Justice, a Michigan Ferrari mechanic was recently sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion and failure to file income tax returns:

"The Fumble" lives on in Cleveland Browns lore, and it still haunts fans. For those too young to have seen "The Fumble," it was the critical moment in the 1987 AFC championship game. Running back Earnest Byner lost the ball on a first-and-goal run...

The Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs announced the former CEO of a pharmaceutical marketing company was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for participating in filing false tax returns and engaging in a criminal tax fraud...

The Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs announced the sentencing for former Arrow Trucking executive's involvement in a multi-million dollar tax fraud scheme:

Former CEO and president of Arrow Trucking, James Douglas Pielsticker, was...

Receiving a letter or a visit from the IRS confirming that you are about to be charged with Criminal Tax Fraud is obviously a frightening moment. Whether or not you have ever been the object of such an investigation you know that representation of...

Many of our Cleveland readers will recall the name of former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds. His name is likely to be even more familiar to readers in Chicago, where Reynolds represented the city's far southeast side in Congress. The former Rhodes Scholar...