Income Tax
North Carolina man arrested for financial card theft, fraud
A Kannapolis, N.C., man has been charged with four felony counts involving financial card theft and fraud.
Final defendant sentenced in mortgage fraud scheme
The final defendant in a massive mortgage fraud scheme learned her fate Monday morning. Angie Cachu, 45, was sentenced by Kern County (CA) Superior Court Judge Colette M. Humphrey to a year in jail and five years’ felony probation. Her attorney, Joe Whittington, had asked if Cachu could just be sentenced to six months in […]
Wisconsin bank auditor to admit to embezzling $100,000
A former bank auditor has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to embezzling $100,000 and faces time in prison, according to court records. West Allis, Wisconsin, accountant Denise A. Lewandowski signed a plea agreement late last month admitting she stole from her employer, Securant Bank & Trust in Milwaukee. She is set to appear […]
Little league president charged with embezzlement
Mr. Justice was a former sheriff's deputy.
Maine simplifies legal definition of ‘independent contractor’
As of Monday, Maine has adopted a new standard for who can be considered an independent contractor for Workers’ Compensation, unemployment insurance and other purposes. Until this week, the Maine Department of Labor, the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board and Maine Revenue Services each had different standards for who can be considered an independent contractor. This […]
NY man receives 18 month sentence for filing false tax return
Potsdam, NY, resident Timothy M. Schmidt plead guilty to signing and filing a false federal income tax return.
Blackbaud Index shows charitable giving up 1.7% in November and online giving up 13.3%
Online giving is leading the way for charitable donations, according to the latest findings by the Blackbaud Index.
Road Runner: U.S. goes over fiscal cliff, spins feet, goes back to solid ground
After failing to reach a fiscal agreement and "stepping over the cliff," lawmakers figuratively spun their feet in the air, then turned back and found solid ground by reaching agreement that will prevent the otherwise automatic tax increases that would have hit all Americans. Those taxes would have resulted from the automatic expiration of the "Bush Tax Cuts."