Optima Tax Relief is here to help with IRS letters and notices
Find a letter or notice from the IRS in your mailbox after April 15th? The team at Optima Tax Relief provides guidance on what these letters or notices may mean regarding your filed taxes For many American taxpayers, More...
Tax Audit Reviews Highlight Common IRS Audit Triggers
Standing out in society is often viewed as a positive thing. However, one area where you don’t necessarily want to attract attention is in your taxes. Unfortunately, many taxpayers end up getting burned financially More...
Navigating Tax Debt
Managing tax debt to the IRS can be quite challenging to navigate. The experts at Optima Tax Relief break down some helpful tips and share advice on how to manage your outstanding tax debt. While many Americans More...
The Sharing Economy and Taxes
Loving the convenience of the shared economy, and the opportunities it is creating for income? The experts from Optima Tax Relief review how the sharing economy can impact your taxes The sharing economy is one More...
What Can Tax Negotiation Companies Achieve?
Whether as an individual or as a business owner, do you have tax issues which are causing you stress and giving you concern about your financial future? You may have heard about tax negotiation companies, that More...
South Carolina Man, Thomas Lanzana Indicted for Running $1.1 Million Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme
A South Carolina man was indicted today on charges that he defrauded at least 20 people by soliciting investments in a phony foreign currency trading scheme, Attorney for the United States Rachael Honig announced. Thomas More...
Chrisley Knows Best stars, Todd and Julie Chrisley Charged with Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion
A federal grand jury has indicted Todd and Julie Chrisley, the stars of the reality television show Chrisley Knows Best, on multiple counts of conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. The Chrisleys’ More...
Ideas to Find Legitimate Tax Preparer to Avoid Possible Crimes
Tax evasion means unlawful fudging of taxes by trusts, corporations, and individuals. Tax evasion entails taxpayers deliberately to misrepresent the actual affairs to tax authorities. They do this to decrease their More...
Doctor and 3 Others in Bergen County Charged in $10 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
A doctor and three people associated with a pharmacy were charged today with their respective roles in defrauding the federal workers’ compensation program in a $10 million scheme involving illegal kickbacks and More...
Arkansas State Senator, Jeremy Hutchinson Pleads Guilty to Bribery
A former Arkansas state senator pleaded guilty in federal court today to accepting multiple bribes in connection with a multi-district investigation spanning the Western District of Missouri and Eastern and Western More...
Election 2020: Elizabeth Warren supports ‘gay reparations’ plan
On Thursday, Massachusetts Senator and 2020 Democratic hopeful Elizabeth Warren voiced her support of legislation that has been equated to “gay reparations.” Under the Refund Equality Act, same-sex couples More...
South Carolina Man, Nickolas Godfrey is Sentenced to 3 Years for $1 Million Investment Scheme
Nickolas M. Godfrey, 41, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for securities fraud, wire fraud, and transactional money laundering in connection with a $1 million investment fraud More...
Oregon Business Owner, Robert Lund Charged with Tax Evasion, Theft of Government Funds
A federal grand jury in Portland returned a six-count indictment today charging Lebanon, Oregon business owner Robert A. Lund, 62, with evading $1.7 million in income taxes, failing to file individual income tax More...
Healthcare Executive, Robin Raveendran Pleads Guilty to Bribing Arkansas State Senator
A former executive of Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc., pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to bribe an Arkansas state senator to influence public policy for the benefit of the charity More...
Bucks County Judge, John Waltman Sentenced to 6 Years for Public Corruption
U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that John Waltman, 61, of Trevose, Pennsylvania was sentenced to 78 months’ incarceration by Judge Gene E.K. Pratter. In January 2019, the defendant pleaded guilty to More...
Optima Tax Relief: Nearly 30 Million People Likely Facing Tax Bills
If you found yourself hit with an unexpected IRS bill this past April, you’re not alone. This year, nearly 30 million people found themselves owing the IRS due to changes brought about by the Tax Cuts and Job More...
Phone Provider, Donald Dodt Found Guilty for $11 Million International Telemarketing Scheme
An Ohio man was found guilty late yesterday for his role in a $7 million telemarketing scheme that defrauded primarily elderly victims in the United States from call centers in Costa Rica. Assistant Attorney General More...
St Joseph Home Health Care Aide, Ashley Garr Sentenced for Fraud Scheme
A St. Joseph, Mo., in-home health care nursing assistant was sentenced in federal court today for stealing bank account information from one of her clients in order to illegally transfer more than $207,000 out of More...
Chief Operator of MetroHealth Hospital, Edward Hills sentenced to 15 years for defrauding the hospital
The former Chief Operating Officer of MetroHealth Hospital System was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the hospital and others through a series of bribes More...
Three Texas Men Arrested and Charged with Bribery Conspiracy
Three Texas men, including a former Weslaco City Commissioner and a former Hidalgo County Commissioner, were arrested today on charges of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and conspiracy to commit More...
