Financial crimes

The Internal Revenue Service crime unit that played a leading role in the Binance Holdings Ltd. probe is seeing a surge in cases involving crypto-related tax evasion.

The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit identified $37.1 billion in tax and financial crimes in fiscal year 2023, exceeding the previous year.

The fine arises from market manipulation committed by a pair of former employees over the course of nearly seven years.

A well-known business owner and advocate for the elderly now stands accused of stealing $2.25 million.

Thomas Brenner joins his accomplices Perry 'King Perry' Santillo and Christopher Parris in receiving prison sentences for defrauding investors.

Matthew Motil stands accused of raising more than $11 million by misleading investors about mortgage-backed promissory notes.

Regulators allege the CPA provided an air of legitimacy to John J. Woods' scam that defrauded 400 clients in 20 states.

Mario Rivero pleaded guilty in February to swindling five clients out of more than $600,000.

A lawyer representing Keith Todd Ashley argues prosecutors overreached in arguments used to obtain life sentence against his client.

Clients — and financial advisors — should ask these three questions when asked to divulge their Social Security number.