Taxes April 15, 2026
How the Biggest COVID Fraudster in the Country Swindled His Tax Clients, Too.
New Jersey tax preparer Leon Haynes ran what prosecutors called the largest COVID-19 tax relief fraud case ever tried in the U.S.
Taxes April 9, 2026
New Jersey Tax Preparer Sentenced in Largest COVID-19 Tax Relief Fraud Case in the Country, Feds Say
Leon Haynes, 52, of Teaneck, NJ, convicted in what prosecutors called the nation’s largest COVID‑19 tax relief fraud case, was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison.
Taxes March 23, 2026
Virginia Tax Preparer Gets 2 Years for Helping Organize Roanoke Pandemic Fraud
Artebia Hobbs, 47, who played an integral role in a scheme to funnel nearly $2 million in pandemic relief funds to businesses in Roanoke, VA—most of which didn’t exist—was sentenced March 16 to two years in prison.
Taxes March 11, 2026
A Tax Preparer Went to Prison for a $4.3M Scam. She’s Now Charged in a New $5.5M Scheme, Feds Say
Before Jessenia Cordero finished serving her prison term for a $4.3 million in a tax fraud scheme, the wheels were in motion for her next scheme, federal authorities allege in court records.
Taxes March 10, 2026
Chicago-Area Tax Preparer Gets 10 Years in Prison for $14 Million Fraud Tied to COVID-19 Loans
Sharhabeel Shreiteh of Crete, IL, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Tuesday in a massive, $14 million fraud scheme where he collected kickbacks for filing more than 1,500 bogus loan applications at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.