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Financial Crimes — Dirty Money Stories Podcast: Women Talking White Collar Crime

In the third episode of the Financial Crimes – Dirty Money Stories podcast, John Byrne, Executive Vice President at AML RightSource, interviews white collar crime attorney Sharon McCarthy, partner at Kostelanetz & Fink, and financial crimes expert Terry Pesce, President & CEO of Terry Pesce & Co LLC, as they

Employers Beware! Payroll Tax Violations Come With A Very Heavy Price

By Caroline D. Ciraolo The Federal Lawyer, Federal Bar Association May/June 2021 Issue In fiscal year 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was responsible for more than 96 percent of the gross revenue received on behalf of the United States. Employment taxes, including federal income tax actually withheld and paid over

K&F And Six Attorneys Recognized As Leaders In Tax Controversy, Tax Fraud And White-Collar Defense By Chambers USA

“Enormously Talented” and “Highly Respected” NEW YORK, NY (May 24, 2021) — Kostelanetz & Fink LLP is pleased that Chambers and Partners has once again recognized the firm and six attorneys in its 2021 USA Guide in the areas of tax controversy, tax fraud, tax law, and white-collar defense and

The IRS Is Underfunded, But It Needs More Than Cash To Stop Tax Cheats

By John D. (Don) Fort Washington Post May 6, 2021 It’s been said that the most feared three letters in the United States are “IRS.” Even my own heart has skipped a few beats on the occasions I have received routine correspondence from the agency, and I spent almost three

Financial Crimes — Dirty Money Stories Podcast: There’s A Perfectly Reasonable Explanation For That

In this first episode of the Financial Crimes – Dirty Money Stories podcast, Executive Vice President John Byrne of AML RightSource interviews K&F partner Jay Nanavati about his experience as both a prosecutor and a white collar defense attorney and how prosecutors often don’t have all the facts in high-stakes

Playing Catch With A Hand-Grenade: How To Deal With An Unreported Foreign Bank Account In A Divorce

By Bryan C. Skarlatos and Caroline Rule Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Volume 33 Issue 2 (2021) When it comes to unreported foreign bank accounts, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that a previously unreported foreign bank account can dramatically increase the

Financial Action Task Force Issues Report Identifying Red Flags For Identifying Trade-Based Money Laundering

By Christopher M. Ferguson and Hannah Ambinder On March 3, 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (Egmont Group) released Trade-Based Money Laundering: Risk Indicators, a publication outlining anti-money laundering risk factors. The FATF Report’s purpose is to improve the identification of suspicious

Don Fort Quoted In New York Times Article Entitled “Trump’s Tax Returns Aren’t the Only Crucial Records Prosecutors Will Get”

John D. (Don) Fort was quoted in a recent New York Times article entitled “Trump’s Tax Returns Aren’t the Only Crucial Records Prosecutors Will Get,” published on February 23, 2021. Fort commented on the role of tax returns and the leads they provide to investigators. The article notes: John D.

White Collar Criminal Investigations Slowing Down? Think Again…The Increase in Employment Tax Prosecutions

By Caroline D. Ciraolo The White Collar Crime Committee Newsletter, ABA Criminal Justice Section’s White Collar Crime Committee Winter/Spring 2021 The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is responsible for nearly 96% of the gross revenue received on behalf of the United States. Employment taxes, including federal income tax actually withheld and paid

AMLA 2020: Sweeping New AML Laws Have Broad Impacts on All Financial Crimes

By Don Fort, Christopher M. Ferguson, and Olivia Renensland The White Collar Crime Committee Newsletter, published by the ABA Criminal Justice Section’s White Collar Crime Committee Winter/Spring 2021 On January 1, 2021, following House and Senate overrides of a presidential veto, the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year

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