From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced today payroll company owners Kevin Carden, age 56, to six years in prison for wire fraud, and his wife Beverly Carden, age 54, both formerly of Bel Air, Maryland, to five years in prison for mail fraud, both followed by three […]
AccuPay Owner Admits to Stealing Money Set Aside by Clients to Pay Taxes; Scheme Resulted in $2.6 Million in Losses
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: Government Contends that the Scheme Resulted in Losses to the IRS, Maryland Comptroller, and Individual AccuPay Clients of Approximately $2.6 Million Baltimore, Maryland – Kevin Carden, age 55, formerly of Bel Air, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and to filing a false tax return, arising from […]
AccuPay Owner Admits Stealing Money Set Aside by Clients to Pay Federal and State Taxes
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: Beverly Carden, age 53, formerly of Bel Air, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to mail fraud and filing a false tax return, arising from a scheme to steal money from her clients and the IRS. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland […]
Owners of Bel Air’s AccuPay Indicted on Federal Charges in Scheme to Bilk Clients, IRS of $2.5M
From the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury indicted Beverly Carden, age 53, and her husband Kevin Carden, age 54, both formerly of Bel Air, Maryland, yesterday on charges arising from a scheme to steal at least $2.5 million from their clients and […]
Mikulski Calls for In-Person Briefing from IRS on Status of Theft Investigation Into Bel Air’s Accupay
From the office of U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that she has called on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Daniel Werfel to provide an in-person briefing to discuss IRS investigations into alleged payroll service provider (PSP) tax theft and […]
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. Glassman Introduces Legislation to Form Committee on Payroll Services Following Bankruptcy of Bel Air’s Accupay
From the office of state Sen. Barry Glassman: Annapolis, MD — Senator Barry Glassman, Harford County, introduced a bill on the Senate Floor to create a commission which will study the regulation of payroll service companies in the State of Maryland. After fielding hundreds of small business call, Glassman found no real bonding or regulatory […]
