Michigan propane company owner pleads guilty to failing to report sales tax
A propane company owner from northern Michigan will pay roughly $4.1 million in taxes and restitution after pleading guilty to failing to report or pay sales tax collected.
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A propane company owner from northern Michigan will pay roughly $4.1 million in taxes and restitution after pleading guilty to failing to report or pay sales tax collected.
Americans have received an average of 2.56 billion robocalls per month from January to September, the highest level in six years, PIRG found.
Lori Bradford, 56, of Southfield was sentenced Thursday to over a year in jail for filing false tax returns, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said.
Peter Counseller, 57, of DeWitt, is charged with one count of embezzlement of $100,000 or more and two counts of filing false tax returns.
Tax season is in full swing, and many people are hoping to see some extra cash heading their way with their tax refund.
A Detroit woman is sentenced to four and a half years for her involvement in a $27 million tax fraud scheme against the Internal Revenue Service and six states.
Happy Asker appeared Friday in Detroit federal court, months after being convicted of a scheme to conceal millions of dollars from the government.
Happy Asker is returning to federal court on Monday for his sentence.
"The Tax Division has zero tolerance for stealing the identities of the deceased..."
Dr. David Borlas said he spent six or seven hours on the phone, sorting it all out.
Tax fraud turned out to be a family affair for a Detroit mother and her son.
The agency has added new filters to screen for tax fraud and is working harder to help victims get their rightful refunds.
The government began a crackdown on identity theft after noticing an uptick in criminals trying to file fake returns through the IRS.
Former NBA player and Michigan State star Jay Vincent is asking a judge to keep him out of prison so he can repay victims of a fraud scheme.
