To its adherents (chiefly tax officials and government bureaucrats looking for ways to increase incoming revenues), it is winning legislation of the highest order. To those who oppose it, though (a broad-based amalgam of business groups,…
In the United States, fraud can take many forms. The United States Treasury Department is continually designing and printing new bills to prohibit and minimize counterfeiting. With the advances in technology, internet fraud is wreaking havoc…
Prior to the passage of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in 1978, state and federal prosecutors often complained of their inability to meaningfully penetrate organized criminal groups and punish upper-echelon wrongdoers who were…
OK, we all know well enough that federal and state taxes comprise a tough and sticky realm in the United States. Filing a tax return has seldom been an easy slam dunk for a resident of…
Any reference to federal crimes applies to a truly broad universe of possibilities, given the scope of federal authorities over many criminal matters and charging possibilities. Those include things like organized crime activities, ranging from interstate…
The government expects you to fill out your tax forms properly. You’re supposed to pay the full amount that you owe, and underpayment is illegal. That said, any underpayment isn’t going to lead to an arrest,…