DOJ Ramps Up Tax Prosecutions with April 15 Approaching

Our sister White Collar Crime Prof Blog notes that, with April 15 approaching, the Department of Justice typically ramps up the number of tax prosecutions for their in terrorem effect on other taxpayers.  Some recent DOJ examples:

• Court Bars Oklahoma Man’s Tax Fraud Schemes (3/23)
• Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Bar Arizona Couple from Preparing Tax Returns for Others (3/23)
• Michigan Tax Preparer Indicted for Contempt of Court (3/22)
• Houston Public Works Employee Arrested, Charged with Tax Fraud (3/21)
• Utah Corporate Executives and Legal Counsel Convicted of Tax Fraud (3/18) [Roth & Company have the details here.]
• Federal Judge Bars Florida Tax Preparer from Fraudulent Practices (3/14)
• South Carolina Man to Serve Three Years in Prison for Tax Crimes (3/11)
• Justice Department Seeks to Halt Tax Fraud Scheme Targeted at Immigrants from Bosnia (3/9)
• Justice Department Sues to Halt Allegedly Abusive Tax Scheme Sold to More Than 100 Employers Nationwide (3/8)
• Federal Court Bars Two Floridians, One Texan from Promoting “Sham Trust” Tax Scam (3/8)
• Justice Department Sues to Stop Alleged Employment Tax Scam Sold to Western Dairy Farms (3/7)