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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

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HSBC India Client Indicted for Allegedly Filing False Tax Returns and Failing to Report Foreign Bank Account
McNabb Associates, P.C. (Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers)
Submitted at 4:28 PM June 28, 2011

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 28, 2011 released the following: WASHINGTON Dr. Arvind Ahuja of Greendale, Wis., was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Milwaukee on four counts of willfully filing materially false tax returns and four counts of failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs), the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. According to the indictment, Dr. Ahuja, a board-certified neurosurgeon, wire transferred and maintained millions of dollars in bank accounts in India and the Bailiwick of Jersey at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC). In 2009, the HSBC bank account in India had a balance of $8,733,785. The indictment alleges that Dr. Ahuja failed to report these bank accounts to the IRS on his 2006-2009 tax returns. The indictment further alleges that Dr. Ahuja failed to report more than $1.2 million in interest income that he earned from his HSBC India account and failed to pay the taxes due on that income.

For the 2006-2009 tax years, Dr. Ahuja also failed to file FBARs to report his foreign bank accounts to the Department of the Treasury. As alleged in the indictment, U.S. citizens had an obligation to report to the IRS on Schedule B of their U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, Form 1040, whether they had a financial interest in, or signature authority over, a financial account in a foreign county in a particular year by checking Yes or No in the appropriate box and identifying the country where the account was maintained. They further had an obligation to report all income earned from foreign financial accounts on the tax return and to pay the taxes due on that income. Separately, U.S. citizens with a financial interest in, or signatory authority over, a foreign financial account worth more than $10,000 in a particular year, must also file an FBAR form with the Department of the Treasury disclosing such an account by June 30 of the following year. Each false tax return charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The failure to file FBAR charges each carry a maximum

penalty of 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. A trial date has not yet been set. An indictment is merely an allegation, and Dr. Ahuja is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. This case is being prosecuted by Senior Litigation Counsel John E. Sullivan and Trial Attorney Melissa S. Siskind, with the assistance of Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Johnson from the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and was investigated with the assistance of the IRS. To find additional federal criminal news, please read The Federal Crimes Watch Daily. Douglas McNabb and other members of the U.S. law firm practice and write extensively on matters involving Federal Criminal Defense, INTERPOL Red Notice Removal, International Extradition and OFAC SDN List Removal. The author of this blog is Douglas McNabb. Please feel free to contact him directly at mcnabb@mcnabbassociates.com or at one of the offices listed above.

Justice Department Signs Agreement with Van Buren County, Arkansas, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 4:44 PM June 28, 2011

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the STANCE Initiative Meeting/Neighborhood Crime Prevention Event
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 12:10 PM June 28, 2011

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Connecticut Early Learning Center to Ensure Equal Opportunity for Children with Autism
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 3:08 PM June 28, 2011

The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Van Buren County, Ark., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under Project Civic Access, the departments wideranging initiative to ensure that cities, towns and counties throughout the country comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

"Today, together, we have an opportunity to discuss the goals and responsibilities that we share to reach the young people who need our help most; and to ensure that violent crime rates here in Cleveland and across the country continue to head in the right direction."

The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with Beach Babies Learning Center LLC, located in Old Saybrook, Conn., to resolve allegations that the center terminated the enrollment of a then two-year-old child from its program because the child has autism.

HSBC India Client Indicted for Filing False Tax Returns and Failing to Report Foreign Bank Account
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 5:02 PM June 28, 2011

Dr. Arvind Ahuja of Greendale, Wis., was indicted today by a federal grand jury

in Milwaukee on four counts of willfully filing materially false tax returns and four counts of failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts.

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Richard Hendricks a Former Connecticut Teacher Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on Alleged Child Pornography Charges
McNabb Associates, P.C. (Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers)
Submitted at 4:38 PM June 28, 2011

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on June 28, 2011 released the following: NEW HAVEN, Conn. A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Monday charging a 31-year-old Ashford man with receiving and possessing child pornography. Richard Hendricks, a former computer teacher at the East Hampton Middle School, was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Connecticut State Police, and the East Hampton Police Department. The indictment alleges that at least between May 10 and May 19, 2010, Hendricks used the Internet to receive images and videos of child pornography. The indictment further alleges that on

June 6, 2011, he possessed images and videos of child pornography. If convicted of possessing child pornography, Hendricks faces a maximum prison term of 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000 on the possession charge. On the receipt charge, he faces a mandatory minimum jail term of five years, a maximum term of 20 years, and a fine of up to $250,000. Hendricks has been detained since his arrest by ICE HSI agents on June 9, 2011. David B. Fein, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and each defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The U.S. Probation Office and Connecticut State Police assisted ICE HSI in the investigation of this case which is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S.

Attorney Deborah R. Slater, District of Connecticut. This investigation was part of Operation Predator, a nationwide ICE initiative to protect children from sexual predators, including those who travel overseas for sex with minors, Internet child pornographers, criminal alien sex offenders, and child sex traffickers. To find additional federal criminal news, please read The Federal Crimes Watch Daily. Douglas McNabb and other members of the U.S. law firm practice and write extensively on matters involving Federal Criminal Defense, INTERPOL Red Notice Removal, International Extradition and OFAC SDN List Removal. The author of this blog is Douglas McNabb. Please feel free to contact him directly at mcnabb@mcnabbassociates.com or at one of the offices listed above.

Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Confirmation of James Cole, Lisa Monaco and Virginia Seitz
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 1:02 PM June 28, 2011

Natchez, Mississippi, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft and Fraud
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 6:14 PM June 28, 2011

Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Stealing Equipment in Iraq and Receiving Proceeds from Sale on Black Market
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 1:10 PM June 28, 2011

Attorney General Eric Holder today welcomed the confirmation of James Cole, as Deputy Attorney General; Lisa Monaco, as Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and Virginia Seitz, as Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel.

Natchez, Miss., Police Department Officer Dewayne Johnson, 33, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit identity theft, credit card fraud and bank fraud by agreeing with his cousin to illegally use credit and debit cards stolen from an arrestee in Johnsons custody.

Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division Speaks at the Youth Violence Prevention and Positive Youth Development Conference
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 10:20 AM June 28, 2011

Final Defendant Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Participation in Child Pornography Distribution Ring
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 11:12 AM June 28, 2011

A former U.S. Army sergeant pleaded guilty today to conspiring to steal U.S. Army equipment related to his work as a non-commissioned officer helping to train Iraqi army personnel in Mosul, Iraq, in 2008.

U.S. v. Michael Yaron, et al.

(Antitrust Division: Criminal Case Filings)
Submitted at 8:29 AM June 28, 2011

"You are here today because you know how important it is to continue finding innovative and effective ways to fight violent crime. As someone who focuses on criminal prosecution, I am absolutely committed to doing everything I can to help make our communities safer."

The fifth defendant charged in relation to an Internet-based child pornography trafficking ring that specialized in images depicting the sexual abuse of young girls was sentenced yesterday to seven years in federal prison.

Document filed on October 26, 2010 Superseding Indictment

U.S. v. Michael Yaron, et al.

(Antitrust Division: Criminal Case Filings)
Submitted at 8:30 AM June 28, 2011

Document filed on June 16, 2011 Superseding Indictment