Either September so far has been an unusually high month for tax and environmental prosecutions, or the DOJ has decided to specifically report these prosecutions this month.  For tax offenses, the DOJ this month has the following press releases:

• #469: 09-09-05 SELF-PROCLAIMED “TAX LAW SPECIALIST” IN OHIO IS SENTENCED TO 70 MONTHS IN PRISON
• #465: 09-08-05 FIVE DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF TAX CRIMES IN CONNECTION WITH PROMOTION OF ABUSIVE TRUST SCHEME
• #463: 09-08-05 GRAND JURY INDICTS “SURVIVOR” WINNER RICHARD HATCH ON CHARGES OF TAX EVASION AND DEFRAUDING CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTORS
• #460: 09-08-05 LAS VEGAS TAX-RETURN PREPARER ARRESTED
• #457: 09-06-05 FEDERAL COURT BARS NORTH CAROLINA MAN FROM PREPARING TAX RETURNS FOR OTHERS

In the environmental area, the following press releases were issued:

• #458: 09-07-05 DIVISION OF MCWANE, INC. SENTENCED TO $4.25 MILLION IN CRIMINAL FINES & COMMUNITY SERVICE RELATED TO WORKER SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
• #449: 09-01-05 FACT SHEET: CLEAN AIR ACT SETTLEMENT WITH CARGILL, INC.
• #448: 09-01-05 FEDERAL, MULTI-STATE CLEAN AIR ACT SETTLEMENT WITH CARGILL, INC. SECURES MAJOR POLLUTION REDUCTIONS

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