American
Tax
Relief Shut Down for Bilking Customers
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has
halted the business operations of American
Tax Relief, a company that
heavily advertised its ability to help taxpayers who were in trouble
with the IRS and allegedly bilked consumers out of more than $60
million by falsely claiming it could reduce their tax debts. More....
FTC
Bans Companies
from charging Up-Front Fees to Reduce Debt
Starting
on October 27, 2010, the
FTC
is banning for-profit companies that sell debt relief services over the
telephone may no longer charge a fee before they settle or reduce a
customer’s credit card or other unsecured debt.. This will
help protect taxpayers from scammers. Call
Ronald J.
Cappuccio, J.D.,
LL.M.(Tax), Tax Attorney at 856 665-2121 if you owe the IRS.
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Former
IRS Agent Sentenced for Soliciting a Bribe
December
16, 2010 in federal court in St. Paul, a tax revenue agent with the
Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") was sentenced for soliciting and
receiving a $9,700 bribe. United States District Court Judge Paul A.
Magnuson sentenced Roger Anthony Coombs, age 41, of Circle Pines, to 33
months in federal prison on one count of soliciting and agreeing to
receive a bribe. In imposing the sentence, Judge Magnuson put all
federal workers on notice: "I want everyone who draws a federal
paycheck to know that if they solicit a bribe, they are going to jail." More...
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at (856)
665-2121 today!
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