Taxes December 12, 2025
IRS Says Financial Crimes Surged Nearly 16% in 2025—Up to $10.6B
Of the $10.59 billion, $4.5 billion resulted from tax fraud, marking an increase of 111.8% from FY24, the agency said this week.
Accounting November 21, 2025
Colorado Springs Accountant Gets 30-Month Jail Sentence for $8 Million Tax Fraud
Rodney Ermel, 71, was sentenced in October for tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and ordered to pay $8,087,385 in restitution to the IRS.
Taxes November 18, 2025
Ex-Connecticut Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud After Owing Over $400K to the IRS
Diana Miller-Lloyd, 44, who currently lives in Jacksonville, FL, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to aiding in the preparation of false tax returns.
Taxes August 25, 2025
‘Ghost’ Tax Preparer Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud
Kim Brown, 40, of Augusta, GA, pleaded guilty to two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false income tax returns, according to the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
Taxes July 30, 2025
Florida Woman Sentenced for Conspiring with Family to Hide $90M from the IRS
According to court documents: between 2010 and 2022, Gilda Rosenberg, of Golden Beach, conspired with two family members to conceal from the IRS more than $90 million in assets and income.
Taxes July 14, 2025
4 Texas Tax Preparers Sentenced for $8 Million Fraud
As part of his plea agreement, Adenisimi also admitted to fraudulently obtaining two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling $760,415.
Accounting May 21, 2025
Philadelphia-Area Accountant Pleads to Filing Nearly $220,000 in False Tax Reports
James J. Sirleaf, 65, of Darby, PA, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns and three counts of filing false personal income tax returns for himself.
Taxes April 11, 2025
Tax Time Triggers Fraud Alarms for Some Obamacare Enrollees
Tax season is when some consumers learn they were fraudulently enrolled in an Affordable Care Act plan or switched to a different one without their knowledge.
Taxes February 7, 2025
Interpreter Who Stole Millions From Shohei Ohtani Gets 57 Months in Prison
Ippei Mizuhara, who stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to cover debts, was ordered to pay nearly that sum in restitution to Ohtani and a little more than $1 million to the IRS.