As we have reported in past years the U.S. government actively pursues taxpayers that are committing tax fraud. The Justice Department publicizes its successes in its press releases. The press releases continue to demonstrate an impressive list of tax-related convictions, guilty pleas, injunctions, summonses, and other actions against taxpayers (and tax preparers). Many of the tax fraud schemes include offshore activities. See, for instance:
- Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Using Offshore Accounts in Panama to Conceal More than $1.3 Million from the IRS
- Court Finds Wells Fargo Liable for Penalties for Engaging in Abusive Tax Shelter Scheme
- Northern California Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Prison for Obstructing the Tax Laws and Harboring Illegal Aliens for Profit
- Southern California Residents Sentenced to Prison for Hiding Millions of Dollars in Secret Foreign Bank Accounts
- Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking Information About Dutch Residents Using American Express Cards Linked to Non-Dutch Bank Accounts
- Former University Business Professor sentenced to Prison for Hiding over $220 Million in Offshore Banks
- Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking the Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Have Used Debit Cards in Furtherance of Tax Evasion
- Emeritus Professor Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the United States and to Submitting False Expatriation Statement
- Former Swiss Banker Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers and Other Swiss Bankers to Defraud the United States
