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Learn how to be a #fraud fighter for your agency at https://www.fraudweek.com/. #irsci #fraudweek #IFAW
Earlier today, our Acting IG's watchdog - Special Canine in Charge Patty - hacked our social media accounts. She confessed she did it to raise awareness about impersonation scams for International Fraud Awareness Week. #fraudweek So, we let her off the hook (er, leash).
Partnered with local, state, and federal, law enforcement, our team in Miami, uncovered a network of black-market #cryptocurrency launderers and unlicensed money transmitters. The indictment alleges the defendants worked together to pick up bulk cash, derived from drug sales in cities throughout the U.S., converted cash into crypto, and then converted back into cash and sent to cartel leaders in Mexico and Colombia. #irsci #followthemoney #IFAW #fraudweek
Fifteen defendants charged in operation targeting conversion of bulk U.S. cash proceeds from drug sales into cryptocurrency for Mexican cartels A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging nine individuals for conspiring to launder U.S. currency into cryptocurrency on behalf of drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia and for the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business. https://lnkd.in/g5jcRpFG
An Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (#OCDETF) case resulted in a lengthy prison sentence for Debra Lynn Mercer-Erwin, of Oklahoma City, for crimes related to international drug trafficking. Between 2010 and 2020, Mercer-Erwin exploited her position as the owner of aircraft titling and guaranty companies to establish an intricate network of illegally licensed aircraft to smuggle large quantities of cocaine into the U.S. Proceeds from subsequent sales were shipped to Mexico to purchase more cocaine and more aircraft. Upon the discovery of aircraft filing irregularities and aircraft loaded with cocaine, Mercer-Erwin unsuccessfully attempted to distance herself from the criminal activity. Read more about this wide-raging, collaborative law enforcement case ?? https://lnkd.in/gPa8Jx8X #IRSCI #WhatWeDoCounts #FollowTheMoney
Do you know the common behavioral red flags of fraud? Learn more about the warning signs of #fraud below. #fraudweek #irsci
This #FraudWeek, we're spotlighting key findings from Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations. Did you know: ?? In 2024, global fraud losses from analyzed cases amounted to $3.1 billion. ?? 53% of cases had at least one pandemic-related factor contribute to the occurrence of fraud. ?? Fraud perpetrated by owners and executives were the costliest. Check out the infographics below to uncover more insights on how fraud impacts businesses worldwide and what YOU can do to prevent it.
California man attempted to obtain more than $13.4 million in COVID?19 pandemic relief funds using shell companies to file multiple false tax returns with the #IRS. #irsci #fraudweek
Jason Toland of Yuba County, Calif. was sentenced to 35 months in prison and ordered to pay $2,078,462 in restitution for fraudulently attempting to claim more than $13.4 million in COVID?19 pandemic relief funds. This IRS Criminal Investigation Oakland Field Office, Internal Revenue Service Nationally Coordinated Investigation Unit, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Inspector General, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) case is part of a California COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Strike Force operation. #WhatWeDoCounts #FollowTheMoney #IRSCI #OAKFO
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. To learn more, click the image below or visit our website at https://lnkd.in/gU-iPH6c. #IFAW #irsci
International Fraud Awareness Week is here.?Follow along this week as we, along with our federal partners, shine a spotlight on the global fight against fraud.? Learn how to avoid financial scams and report them: https://lnkd.in/g-VdshNS #fraudweek #irsci
A Boca Raton, Florida resident was sentenced today to more than six years in prison for #tax evasion. Read more below. #irsci #followthemoney
Another great case worked by the IRS Criminal Investigation Newark Field Office. FLORIDA Resident, Jason Kronick, 51, of Boca Raton, Florida, formerly of Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey Sentenced to 78 MONTHS in prison for Tax Evasion. #NEWFO #IRSCI #WHATWEDOCOUNTS #TAXEVASION #FRAUD A resident of Florida was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for tax evasion, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jason Kronick, 51, of Boca Raton, Florida, formerly of Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, was convicted on June 26, 2024, by a federal jury of four counts of #tax evasion following a trial before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton, who imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court. #FLORIDA #NJ From 2010 through 2017, Kronick evaded payment of more than $8.6 million in income and employment taxes, including penalties and interest, despite having earned more than $20 million in taxable income. Kronick also collected approximately $200,000 in payroll taxes from employees of his company, but failed to remit those withholdings to the IRS and evaded his obligation to do so. Kronick evaded these taxes by, among other things, using approximately $1.8 million from accounts controlled by him to buy more than 40 luxury watches; spending more than $4.7 million to pay for home renovations and interior decorating; transferring more than $1.8 million, including funds originating from business accounts, to various casinos, where he converted the money to chips, gambled, and then redeemed chips for approximately $1.8 million in cash; and cashed approximately $159,000 in checks at check-cashing businesses to conceal his income and assets from the IRS. In addition to the prison term, Judge Wigenton sentenced Kronick to three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $10.27 million in restitution. #PRISON U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of IRS Criminal Investigation under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Jenifer Piovesan, with the investigation leading to the conviction. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rachelle M. Navarro and Christopher Fell of the Criminal Division in Newark. Please click the link below for full story ?????????????????????????? https://lnkd.in/dgZu4UqV
Sentencing of Ohio man nets 36-months in prison for his operation of the darknet cryptocurrency “mixer” Helix, which processed more than $300 million in transactions.? This case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation Cyber Crimes Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington Field Office, U.S. Department of Justice Office of International Affairs and United States Attorneys' Offices Northern District of Ohio. Read more ?? https://lnkd.in/gA3whjrY
#ICYMI Leader of real estate investment firm sentenced to 12 years in prison for role in $658 million Ponzi scheme and multimillion-dollar tax evasion conspiracy. https://lnkd.in/gZedKm8D #FollowTheMoney #IRSCI