Couple Accused Of Fraud

LAND O' LAKES - A few years ago, Phyllis Blankenship was looking for someone to handle the payroll for her site development company, BRW Contracting. ...more

January 29, 2008

Man, 70, Receives Year And A Day In Prison For Tax Fraud

A 70-year-old man was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in prison for filing false tax returns when he was the proprietor of a lingerie modeling business. ...more

January 26, 2008

Prosecution Rests In Snipes' Tax Fraud Trial

The prosecution in the tax evasion trial of Wesley Snipes rested Friday, clearing the way next week for the defense and its potential list of celebrity witnesses, including Snipes. ...more

January 26, 2008

Tax Error Affects Millions

About 2.7 million people have incorrect Social Security payment information on a needed tax document, the Social Security Administration said Thursday as the agency moved quickly to mail out corrections. ...more

January 25, 2008

Millionaires Far More Likely To Get Audited, IRS Says

There's at least one advantage to not being a millionaire: less chance of being audited by the Internal Revenue Service. ...more

January 18, 2008

Snipes Portrayed As Victim In Tax Fraud, Conspiracy Case

A longtime tax adviser warned actor Wesley Snipes he could get in trouble by hiring new accountants who said he didn't have to pay taxes, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. ...more

January 17, 2008

Sheriff's Office Warns New 'IRS Refund Scam' Has Surfaced

SEBRING — An IRS e-mail scam has surfaced and Paul Hinman with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office Crime Prevention Unit is warning people not to be taken in by this new twist. ...more

January 15, 2008

Snipes No Action Hero For Taxpayers

Wesley Snipes should have learned from reality television star Richard Hatch, who spent four-plus years in prison for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the debut season of "Survivor." ...more