United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama Joins DOJ Fraud Division, IRS, and IRS-CI in National Tax Enforcement Surge Exposing over $490 Million in Tax Fraud

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

MOBILE, AL – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama today announced sentencings as part of a nationwide enforcement actions led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, Internal Revenue Service, and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) targeting tax fraud and related offenses. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama was key participant in this surge effort.  Several defendants were sentenced for defrauding the United States of millions of dollars intended for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.