Florida business owner pleads guilty in $1.7M tax…

By: Associated Press  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida business owner pleaded guilty in federal court to a $1.7 million tax fraud scheme and other charges related to his employment of undocumented immigrants. The Gainesville…

Georgia > Olens, Kemp Crack Down on Charity…

ATLANTA -- Attorney General Sam Olens and Secretary of State Brian Kemp joined with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and other state law enforcement officials in a complaint charging four sham cancer charities and their…

Adel > Insurance Agent Caught Embezzling Money From…

ADEL -- A Cook County insurance agent was arrested on Friday with charges related to the misappropriating of insurance premiums. Cory Bromlow Insurance and Financial Services sub-agent, 47-year-old, Teresita D. Heard was arrested and charged…

Atlanta > State Indicts 14 on CAPS Fraud

ATLANTA -- A Fulton County Grand Jury has returned indictments on 14 accused of defrauding the Child and Parent Services (CAPS) program of over $250,000. "We hope these indictments send a strong warning to anyone…

Georgia > State Revenue Scrutinizing Every Return

ATLANTA -- Watch how you file that state tax return.  State authorities have pledged to be extra diligent in searching for fraud resulting from online filing. Lynne Riley, the Georgia Revenue Commissioner, stated in a…

Vidalia > Lawyer Jailed in $500,000 Settlement Fraud

VIDALIA -- A Georgia attorney is behind bars as a result of 3 felony charges relating the theft and forgery. The Savannah Morning News is reporting Vidalia attorney Wilson Randolph Smith remains locked up in…