The IRS processed over 164 million tax returns for the 2021 tax year. With that many returns filed by individuals from every walk of life, from every educational background, including professional tax preparers and novices doing their own taxes for t...
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Putting someone else's signature on any kind of document with legal significance constitutes forgery. This is because when a person puts his or her signature on something, it's typically for some sort of legally binding transaction such as signing a ...
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When it comes to prosecuting charity fraud it is not always straightforward. The legal system presents severe possible penalties for defrauding a charity. There are many ways one could be charged with charity fraud. It isn’t always as simple as pr...
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The United States government pays billions of dollars every year to pay for medical care and healthcare-related expenses through programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and the Veterans Administration. Most of that money is paid to hospitals, clinics, labo...
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When someone obtains money through illegal methods, especially in large amounts, they must solve a big problem; where can they put the money? Neighbors, friends, and law enforcement agencies become suspicious when someone is observed liv...
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Identity theft is committed when someone fraudulently uses, attempts to use, or conspires to use the identification information of another person without their authority, usually for financial gain. Identity theft was committed long befo...
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Few people would debate the fact that the U.S. Tax Code is the most complex set of laws, rules, and regulations that anyone ever deals with. We know this to be true because tax experts, CPAs, tax consultants, and IRS revenue agents might all give dif...
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Conspiracy takes place when two or more people agree to commit a criminal act. Cases in federal court typically include conspiracy charges related to identity fraud, wire fraud, or internet fraud, in addition to the charges associated with the manufa...
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Florida law prohibits someone from writing or passing a check when they know that the account on which the check is drawn has insufficient funds to cover the amount of the check. That seems simple enough. But the law is actually more complicated than...
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Wire fraud is a serious federal criminal offense that is among the most frequent charges brought by agents of the U.S. Justice Department. The reason it is so common is that the law prohibiting wire fraud is so easily violated during the commission o...
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