Mafia Tax Fraud

This hour as I write these words, a business investor in Bloomfield, Michigan has plead guilty to tax evasion. New computer software is announced by the government, "The object of the software is to generate numbers, financial data and information needed that can be used effectively to catch criminals involved in tax evasion.” Today Swiss bank accounts belonging to Russian tax officials were froze by the government. Governments have agreed to freeze funds held by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Berlusconi is facing a series of trials over tax fraud. He is a billionaire Prime Minister of Italy. Winning race car driver Castroneves won the Indy 500, but he can’t escape the IRS. They are preparing criminal trials for Castroneves surrounding the information the IRS has gathered connecting the racer to tax fraud. Celebrity Apprentice star Hatch committed tax fraud years ago, back when he won Survivor. Hatch will begin his prison sentence within days. Arizona accountants working for the federal government are claiming to have a new weapon against tax fraud, a computer program created by technicians. Now might be a smart time to protect your money.

Reporting from Las Vegas, Nevada