IRS bankruptcy fraud investigation leads to structuring charges

01/18/09

According to this Wisconsin State Journal article, Ismail Beciri was charged in the Western District of Wisconsin with four counts of structuring financial transactions to avoid federal reporting requirements after a federal agents searched his home for evidence of bankruptcy fraud.  Beciri filed bankruptcy in November 2007.  During the course of a search for evidence of bankruptcy fraud, authorities uncovered evidence that Beciri had cashed approximately 60 checks totalling nearly $450,000 in several banks across Wisconsin, according to the Journal.  The status of the bankruptcy fraud investigation is unclear.

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