Posts Tagged tax scam
Former IRS Agent / Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Murder Plot
Posted by admin in Tax, White Collar Criminal on August 23, 2012
by Brian Mahany I received an email today saying that lately Due Diligence has been a bit boring. Taxes can be a bit boring and there is little humor in fraud cases, especially if you are a victim. But tales of a murder plot in southern California might just get some readers to perk up. [...]
Charities – The New Tax Scam?
by Brian Mahany Thanks to our friends at Offshore Alert, we just read of a new tax scam involving offshore charities. Apparently folks in the U.K. have discovered that its easy to simply create a bogus charity in another country. Once approved, the taxpayer then “donates” to the charity and takes the deduction on his [...]
Offshore Promoter Sentenced To Prison
by Brian Mahany Just a few days ago I posted an article about an organization touting Ras al-Khaimah international business corporations as a way to protect assets. Although the promotional materials were very carefully wordsmithed, there was a clear hint that purchasers of their product could avoid U.S. income taxes. Just this week another promoter was [...]
Customers of James Cunningham d/b/a Cunningham Financial or CFG Consulting LLC? We want to speak with you!
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery, Tax on August 24, 2011
James Cunningham is an insurance agent licensed to do business in Arizona and Utah. According to his website, he specializes in tax strategy and tax planning for chiropractors, dentists, business owners and physicians. He claims to have conducted “hundreds of seminars and has consulted thousands of Business Owners and Individuals.” We have received information that [...]
Another Tax Scam Promoter Convicted
by Brian Mahany Most tax crimes are never prosecuted. The IRS and government simply don’t have enough resources. You may face stiff fines and seizure of your home and bank accounts but the IRS only has so many guys and girls with badges. If you are a dishonest return preparer, tax defier or promoter of [...]
Tax Preparer Gets 6 Years for Fraudulent Returns – (Is It Too Late to Correct My Own Bad Returns?)
Posted by admin in Tax, White Collar Criminal on February 5, 2011
by Brian Mahany Lester Morrison fancied himself as one of the busiest tax preparers in the New York City metropolitan area. At various times he operated multiple tax return services in New York and New Jersey. The IRS says that Morrison was filing fraudulent returns, thousands of them. Prosecutors say that the tax loss from [...]
Another One Bites the Dust – Feds Shut Down American Tax Relief
Posted by admin in Legal Malpractice, Tax on October 7, 2010
(Legal malpractice, tax relief) by Brian Mahany There probably isn’t one late night television viewer in the U.S. that has not seen an ad for tax relief. Roni Deutch and her claims of paying the IRS just pennies on the dollar, American Tax Relief and J.K. Harris are probably familiar to most. Unfortunately, most of [...]
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