Tax Notes contributing editor Carrie Brandon Elliot provides an overview of federal resources available to help taxpayers fight identity theft and tax refund fraud scams.
Individual Copied List of Names off the Internet and Claimed Them as Employees
A Maud, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to COVID-relief fraud in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
Samuel Yates, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud to
TEXARKANA, Texas - A Texas man has been charged in the Eastern District of Texas with allegedly filing bank loan applications fraudulently seeking more than $5 million dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
David P. Burns, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Departmentâs Criminal Division; Stephen J. Cox, U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Texas; Dale Forrester, Special Agent in Charge of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administrationâs Cybercrime Investigations Division; Donald Abram, Special Agent in Charge of the SBA Office of Inspector Generalâs (OIG) Central Region; and Ryan L. Spradlin, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementâs Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Dallas made the announcement.