Blake DowlingFebruary 18, 2023
8min0
They want to harvest data, steal your identity, or install malware to track online activity.
Tag: tax fraud
Blake DowlingFebruary 18, 2023
Daniel Figueroa IVMay 19, 2022
9min0
He's on the hook for back taxes, a fine and interest.
Daniel Figueroa IVMay 17, 2022
7min0
Gudes claimed a homestead exemption on a house outside the district he's supposed to represent.
Daniel Figueroa IVNovember 19, 2021
4min1805
Special Agent in Charge Brian Payne said the Tampa office had a stellar year holding crooks accountable.
Associated PressSeptember 9, 2021
4min1364
Maddox going to prison in Tallahassee corruption case.
Associated PressFebruary 5, 2021
10min917
Many are realizing only now their identities were stolen to file false claims.
Drew WilsonAugust 1, 2019
3min624
The system has netted Brevard and Duval more than $5 million from tax cheats
Associated PressApril 6, 2016
1min231
Two more South Florida men are facing prison time for their roles in an estimated $100 million federal income tax fraud scheme that prosecutors are calling one of the nation’s largest. A Fort Lauderdale federal judge is scheduled Wednesday to sentence 27-year-old Harlan Decoste and 25-year-old Andy Cherrelus. Both face a decade or more in […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 11, 2016
6min541
As April 15 quickly approaches and Americans start to file tax returns, a large number of people will be in for a shock. And it’s not a bigger-than-expected refund. Many will learn their taxes have already been filed – by someone else using their identity. Identity theft and tax fraud are on the rise in 2016, […]
Associated PressJuly 13, 2015
1min179
Federal authorities have issued tough new rules on check-cashing businesses in South Florida as part of the ongoing fight against rampant identity theft and tax fraud. The Treasury Department’s order Monday applies to federal tax refund checks over $1,000 in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Customers attempting to cash them will undergo greater scrutiny: they’ll have […]