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On April 9, 2025, a Michigan man pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return for his international vehicle shipping business along with not paying taxes on cash wages he paid to his employees.[1]

According to court documents and statements, Ali Kassem Kain owned and operated a business called Specialized Overseas Shipping that arranged for vehicles to be shipped to West Africa and other destinations for third parties. For tax years 2017 through 2020, Kain underreported the company’s gross receipts by $6.4 million on the business’ tax returns. Kain also did not collect and pay over ...

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