January 10, 2013
An unexpected boost in state revenue has prompted the state's Republican leadership to embrace the possibility of tax relief during the just-started 83rd Legislature, but critics of the idea say the money should first be used to restore state services that underwent deep cuts two years ago.
January 10, 2013
We narrowly avoided going over the fiscal cliff earlier this month, but Congress' down-to-the-wire decision making has had an unsavory side effect.
January 8, 2013
A Kannapolis, N.C., man has been charged with four felony counts involving financial card theft and fraud.
January 8, 2013
The final defendant in a massive mortgage fraud scheme learned her fate Monday morning. Angie Cachu, 45, was sentenced by Kern County (CA) Superior Court Judge Colette M. Humphrey to a year in jail and five years’ felony probation. Her attorney, Joe Whittington, had asked if Cachu could just be sentenced to six months in...…
January 8, 2013
A former bank auditor has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to embezzling $100,000 and faces time in prison, according to court records. West Allis, Wisconsin, accountant Denise A. Lewandowski signed a plea agreement late last month admitting she stole from her employer, Securant Bank & Trust in Milwaukee. She is set to appear...…
January 8, 2013
Mr. Justice was a former sheriff's deputy.
January 3, 2013
As of Monday, Maine has adopted a new standard for who can be considered an independent contractor for Workers’ Compensation, unemployment insurance and other purposes. Until this week, the Maine Department of Labor, the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board and Maine Revenue Services each had different standards for who can be considered an independent contractor. This...…
January 3, 2013
Potsdam, NY, resident Timothy M. Schmidt plead guilty to signing and filing a false federal income tax return.
January 2, 2013
Online giving is leading the way for charitable donations, according to the latest findings by the Blackbaud Index.
Taxes January 2, 2013
From Jan. 2013: After failing to reach a fiscal agreement and "stepping over the cliff," lawmakers figuratively spun their feet in the air, then reached an agreement.
December 31, 2012
Man is accused of various violations at his tax practice, including preparing false tax-return forms with fabricated businesses and income, selling deceptive loan products, preparing false W-2 forms and filing tax returns without customer consent or authorization.
December 28, 2012
A Las Vegas real estate agent who took part in a mortgage fraud scheme that netted more than $10 million in fraudulent home loans was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge to serve more than five years in prison.