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MD Supreme Court Attorney Failed To Report Millions In Poker Winnings: Feds MD Supreme Court Attorney Failed To Report Millions In Poker Winnings: Feds
MD Supreme Court Attorney Failed To Report Millions In Poker Winnings: Feds A supreme court attorney attorney from Maryland who made his name arguing before the Supreme Court is now facing serious legal trouble of his own. Thomas Goldstein, 53, a prominent appellate lawyer and high-stakes poker player known to play in games involving millions, was indicted on Thursday, Jan. 16 on multiple charges for failing to report his winnings, authorities announced It is alleged that Goldstein failed to report millions of dollars in poker winnings and omitting over $14 million in debt to secure a multimillion-dollar home loan in DC. Specifically, a federal grand jur…

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by Zak Failla
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South Jersey Business Owner Evaded Thousands In Taxes For Seven Years: Feds South Jersey Business Owner Evaded Thousands In Taxes For Seven Years: Feds
South Jersey Business Owner Evaded Thousands In Taxes For Seven Years: Feds A 54-year-old Gloucester County man admitted on Tuesday, Jan. 14, to tax evasion, authorities said. Jose Camilo Perez, Jr., a Sewell resident, pleaded guilty to evading more than $3,400 in taxes at the United States District Court in Camden, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. Perez controlled a company that digitized medical records for hospitals and other healthcare entities, Khanna said. From 2016 through 2023, the business received more than $8,000,000 for the services it performed, Khanna said. Perez attempted to evade the assessment of federal income taxes by cashing checks …

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Doctor Loses License After Exploiting Undocumented Workers, Faces Federal Prison: AG NJ Doctor Loses License After Exploiting Undocumented Workers, Faces Federal Prison: AG
NJ Doctor Loses License After Exploiting Undocumented Workers, Faces Federal Prison: AG A New Jersey doctor headed to prison who refused to let a woman she employed for lw wages get treated for a brain aneurysm had her medical license revoked, authorities announced this week. Dr. Harsha Sahni, a rheumatologist based in Middlesex County, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for conspiring with others to illegally recruit, conceal, and harbor two women from India to be household servants for low pay, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Sahni, who practiced in Colonia, admitted in her guilty plea that she knew the women were in the country illegally and that…

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by Sam Barron
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Trenton Pharmacy Owner, Accounting Professor Who Evaded $1.25M In Taxes Convicted: Feds Trenton Pharmacy Owner, Accounting Professor Who Evaded $1.25M In Taxes Convicted: Feds
Trenton Pharmacy Owner, Accounting Professor Who Evaded $1.25M In Taxes Convicted: Feds A Trenton pharmacy owner was convicted of evading federal income taxes and filing false tax returns, authorities said. Gordian Ndubizu, 69, of Princeton Junction, was found guilty on Thursday, Aug. 15 of four counts of tax evasion and four counts of filing false tax returns, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. The jury deliberated for about two hours following the four-day trial in federal court. According to court documents and evidence, Nudbizu was an accounting professor at Drexel University and a co-owner of Health Care Pharmacy between the…

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by Chris Spiker
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Ex-NJ Bank Employee Stole $1M From Customer, Used Money To Fund Business Ventures: Cops Ex-NJ Bank Employee Stole $1M From Customer, Used Money To Fund Business Ventures: Cops
Ex-NJ Bank Employee Stole $1M From Customer, Used Money To Fund Business Ventures: Cops A former bank employee has been charged with stealing nearly $1 million from a customer whom he'd befriended then invested the money in side business ventures, authorities in Burlington County announced. Agha Hasan, 41, of Bordentown, is facing a litany of charges including theft by deception and tax evasion stemming from the  $998,188 in stolen money, dating back to 2018, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The investigation began last year after fraud investigators for Santander Bank contacted police about questionable transactions conducted and overseen by Ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'King James': NJ Lawyer Gets 4½ Years, No Early Release For $2 Million Theft From Family, More 'King James': NJ Lawyer Gets 4½ Years, No Early Release For $2 Million Theft From Family, More
'King James': NJ Lawyer Gets 4½ Years, No Early Release For $2 Million Theft From Family, More 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A once-prominent New Jersey lawyer must spend the next 4½ years in federal prison for swindling a family he represented out of $2 million -- and then, while on pre-trial release, impersonating another attorney in applying for a loan. The family had retained James R. Lisa, 68, of Jersey City, to gather millions that had been moved into offshore bank accounts by relatives decades ago and to resolve any tax issues that arose as a result, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Soon after being retained, Lisa moved more than $6 million back into the United States but told the famil…

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by Jerry DeMarco