WASHINGTON — An IRS agent from Alabama and his accomplice have been indicted for fraud and identity theft, resulting in thirty charges between the two men for conspiring to file fake tax returns. The indictments are the latest in a string of scandals to rock the agency responsible for collecting federal taxes and enforcing Obamacare.
The IRS agent, 32 year-old Donald Centreal Smith of Birmingham, and his accomplice, 33 year-old Gary G. Collins of Odenville, each face one count of conspiracy, nine counts of filing false or fraudulent claims, two counts of theft of public monies, nine counts of wire fraud, and nine counts of aggravated identity theft.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida school band director is facing federal charges in what prosecutors say was an identity theft and tax fraud scheme involving some stolen student records.
Macedonia said on Sunday its police had wiped out a group of ethnic Albanian veterans of insurgencies in ex-Yugoslavia in a day-long gun battle that left at least 22 dead and deepened fears of instability following months of political crisis.
The government said eight police and 14 members of an “armed group” were killed after police staged a raid in an ethnic Albanian area before dawn on Saturday seeking gunmen from outside Macedonia it said were planning to attack civilian and state targets.
Shootings and homicides have surged in Baltimore since the April 27 burial of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died from injuries suffered in the back of a police van. Officers blame the surge on criminals who are emboldened by the hesitancy police are feeling about doing their jobs.
“In 29 years, I’ve gone through some bad times, but I’ve never seen it this bad,” Lt. Kenneth Butler told the Baltimore Sun. “Policing, as we once knew it, has changed.”
A former Army private stationed at Fort Riley has been indicted on federal charges of fraud and identity theft involving fellow soldiers.
Barry Grissom, the U.S. attorney for Kansas, said Todd M. Newbrough was charged Wednesday in U.S. District Court at Topeka with four counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, four counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of computer fraud.
Italians, pizza, and the mob. It may sound like a clichéd movie plot, but those are the details surrounding an FBI mafia bust. The mobsters were operating a drug trafficking ring on both sides of the Atlantic, using a New York pizzeria as their HQ.
The suspects – members of the notorious ‘Ndrangheta mafia group, based in Calabria, Italy – were operating a drug smuggling operation between New York, Italy, and Central America, AP reported on Thursday.
More than 50 Thai police officers have been punished over suspected links tohuman trafficking networks, the country’s police chief said on Thursday, after the prime minister ordered a probe into the discovery of trafficking camps near the Malaysian border.
A two-month long investigation into insurance fraud and auto theft led to the arrest of 34 people across the state of Louisiana, according to Louisiana State Police.
Former MillerCoors marketing executive David Colletti and seven others were indicted on charges of fraud associated with an alleged scheme to defraud the Chicago-based brewing company of at least $7 million, according to a 20-count indictment filed yesterday in federal court.
Colletti, 58, along with seven co-defendants, was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly submitting false invoices and falsely billing MillerCoors for fictitious promotional events and inflating prices for other events held to market and promote the company’s products. The indictment alleges Colletti, who oversaw the marketing and sale of beer to restaurants and bars, approved several of the false invoices, in which MillerCoors paid more than $7 million to third-party entities controlled by the other defendants. Colletti in turn received a portion of those payments, the indictment alleges.
It may be a phone call from your “grandson,” needing to be bailed out of jail; a Social Security administration “official” saying you need to verify your information to continue to receive benefits; or a Canadian “official” saying you need to pay taxes to receive your lottery winnings.
