tax evasion

European bank Credit Suisse AG pleaded guilty Monday to helping wealthy Americans avoid paying taxes through secret offshore accounts and agreed to pay about $2.6 billion.

Federal authorities say a central New Jersey man who co-owns and operates a New York-based wholesale merchandise business that sells adult paraphernalia has been sentenced for concealing more than $1.2 million in income.

Rapper "Fat Joe" has been sentenced to four months in prison after admitting he failed to file federal income taxes.

Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes.

Federal prosecutors say a southern New Jersey attorney who already owed money to the IRS has admitted evading income taxes by hiding assets in an attorney trust account in his wife's name.

A former NFL defensive back was sentenced Thursday to seven months in prison for failing to file a federal income tax return for 2005, when he was a member of the New York Giants.

A Salem County woman faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion.

A father and daughter who own a popular New Jersey fishing charter company have been sentenced for evading taxes by failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars they took in from customers.

Former Toms River Mayor and Councilman Carmine Inteso might spend up to five years in prison at his scheduled April sentencing for federal income tax evasion. He pleaded guilty today in Newark.

Federal prosecutors say a northern New Jersey defense attorney who has not filed income tax returns since 2000 has been sentenced to 30 months in prison.