Rapper DMX’s attorney played the rapper’s song “Slippin’” during his sentencing on Wednesday to help the musician express his struggles, but it was not enough to convince a judge to let the rapper off the hook. Instead DMX got 1 year in prison for tax fraud. Questions: 1. According to court records, how long did… Read more »
Posts Tagged: tax fraud
Tax Fraud in South Florida? Surely you jest?
In North Miami, Josue Pierre took a shortcut into the easy-money underworld of tax fraud by using an “electronic filing identification number” — EFIN for short, and stolen IDs to file hundreds of fabricated online tax returns. Questions: 1. Why does Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Berger say that using EFINs is like “tax fraud on… Read more »
Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2014
In an effort to remind taxpayers to use caution during tax season and protect themselves against a wide range of schemes, the IRS compiled a variety of common scams that taxpayers can encounter at any point during the year, but which are expected to increase during peak filing season this Spring. Questions: 1. Who criminally… Read more »
Is it wise to taunt the IRS and the Tampa Police Department on Facebook?
As accounting firms frantically work during this season to prepare 2013 tax returns, this story takes a look back at the story of the “Queen of Tax Fraud.” Rashida Wilson, a 27-year-old Tampa woman, who once taunted police and bragged about her ill-gotten millions on a social media website, won’t be a free woman until… Read more »