From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Sheriff’s deputies have exhausted a number of investigative leads and are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect pictured below. On December 12, 2012 deputies responded to the Family Dollar Store at 1829 Pulaski Highway for a report of a fraud. Store employees reported an unknown black […]
Former Maryland National Guard Employee at Aberdeen Proving Ground Sentenced to Prison in Fraud Scheme; Losses Over $107,000
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Lynn Carol Williams, age 56, of Middle River, Maryland today to six months in prison, followed by six months of home detention with electronic monitoring as part of three years of supervised release, for wire fraud in connection with a scheme […]
Sen. Mikulski Announces Small Business Tax Fraud Prevention Act; DuClaw Brewing Co. and Harford Chamber of Commerce Affected by Recent Alleged Fraud
From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: Announcement follows Senator’s meeting with Maryland small business owners facing IRS fees and penalties due to alleged payroll service provider fraud U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today was joined by Maryland small business owners to announce that she is introducing the Small Business Tax Fraud Prevention […]
Sen. Mikulski Demands Action from IRS on Investigating Alleged Accu-Pay Fraud and Tax Theft
From U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: Senator asks IRS to suspend any fees or penalties levied on Maryland businesses that may have been affected as tax day approaches U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today renewed her call to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steven Miller to get to the bottom of allegations that Maryland-based […]
AccuPay Victims Won’t be Pursued; Del. James Convinces Comptroller Franchot; Bel Air Police Continue to Investigate Alleged Fraud
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Del. Mary-Dulany James, representing both Cecil and Harford Counties, has successfully convinced Maryland’s top tax collector not to penalize businesses who have become victims of alleged financial fraud by a the Harford County Payroll Company known as AccuPay. AccuPay is being investigated for allegedly defrauding small businesses by […]
Sen. Mikulski Calls on Internal Revenue Service to Get to Bottom of Potential Accu-Pay Fraud and Tax Theft
From the office of U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski: Senator asks IRS to expedite any Request for Abatement of Interest for Maryland businesses that may have been affected as tax season approaches U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today called upon Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steven Miller to get to the bottom of allegations […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Helps Lead to Conviction in Credit Card Fraud Scheme Involving More than 50 Victims
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: Tri Tran, a/k/a “Tony,” age 35, a citizen of Vietnam unlawfully in the country and residing in Maryland, pleaded guilty today to mail fraud in connection with a scheme to skim credit card account data and re-encoding the data onto different credit cards used to buy merchandise at […]
Former Maryland National Guard Employee at Aberdeen Proving Ground Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: Lynn Carol Williams, age 56, of Middle River, Maryland pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to misuse the corporate purchasing card and cause losses of more than $107,000 to the Freestate Challenge Academy, a Maryland National Guard program located at Aberdeen Proving Ground. […]