Tag: Tax Evasion

Jalal Nimer Asad, Tax Evasion, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jalal Nimer Asad, a 62-year-old from Lindenhurst, Illinois, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a massive tax evasion scheme that spanned multiple businesses in the Central District of Illinois. Asad, who owned and operated several convenience and liquor stores in Decatur and Peoria, was found…

Terry Brunning, Tax Evasion, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Terry Brunning, a Palmetto man, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for tax evasion in Tampa, FL. Brunning pleaded guilty on April 2, 2026, to evading taxes for the years 1999, 2000, and 2001. He used a business entity to conceal his assets and avoid paying taxes, resulting…

Dennis March and Greg March, Tax Evasion, Maryland 2017
⏱ 2 min read Twin brothers Dennis March and Greg March, 55, of Berlin, Maryland, pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in federal court for concealing over $4.5 million in income and failing to pay nearly $1.8 million in taxes from 2017 to 2023. The brothers, who owned and controlled various business entities, including Elite…

Phillip Mak, Tax Evasion, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Phillip Mak, a Jacksonville sales representative, has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for evading $3.7 million in federal income taxes. Mak, who earned over $10 million between 2008 and 2020, failed to pay his taxes despite repeated reminders from the IRS. He took steps to hide his assets, transferring…

Tanisha Spencer, Tax Evasion, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Kansas City tax preparer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for filing false tax returns for clients, reaping a whopping $730,709 in restitution. Tanisha Spencer, 35, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the preparation of false tax returns on December 3, 2025. Spencer, who charged clients up to…

Janie Martinez Castillo, Filing False Tax Forms and Failing to Pay Employment Taxes, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Janie Martinez Castillo, a professional tax preparer from Arcadia, Florida, has been indicted for filing false tax forms and failing to pay employment taxes. Castillo, who owned and operated Castillo Payroll and Tax Service Inc., allegedly failed to account for and pay over employment taxes owed by her business from 2019…

Danny Nickelson, Tax Evasion, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Danny Nickelson, a 54-year-old Jefferson County businessman, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for failing to pay over $774,000 in employment taxes on behalf of his employees. Nickelson, who owned General Physiotherapy and Tomichi Industries, withheld taxes from his employees’ paychecks but used the money for business expenses and…

Peter Nwoke, Tax Evasion, Michigan 2011
⏱ 2 min read A Grosse Pointe Woods doctor was convicted of failing to declare and pay taxes on income earned from illegally selling controlled substance prescriptions and evading taxes on corporate income. Peter Nwoke, 50, was found guilty by a federal jury in Detroit for his crimes, which involved selling opioid prescriptions for $500…

John Kungu, Tax Evasion, Delaware 2018
⏱ 2 min read John Kungu, a 62-year-old business owner from Townsend, Delaware, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for engaging in a multi-year tax evasion scheme. Between 2018 and 2021, Kungu submitted false sworn statements to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and filed false personal and corporate tax returns, intentionally categorizing…
