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Washington man pleads guilty to $97M oil investment laundering scam

SEATTLE — A 47-year-old Washington state man pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit money laundering in a scheme that funneled nearly $100 million in fraud proceeds from phony oil and gas investments to overseas cryptocurrency wallets, federal prosecutors said. Geoffrey K. Auyeung, of Newcastle, admitted setting up nine business entities to receive funds from […]

2025 tax filing season is now open as IRS begins accepting tax returns

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WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opened the 2025 tax filing season on Monday, January 27, and is accepting and processing federal individual tax year 2024 returns. During Monday’s early morning opening, IRS systems have already received millions of tax returns from across the nation for processing. The IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax […]

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