Payroll processor sentenced for $2M tax fraud, COVID loan scheme

Woman sentenced for schemes totaling $2 million after buying out Salem business she defrauded

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman from California was sentenced to more than three years in prison after a jury in a federal court in Oregon found her guilty of multiple illegal schemes, including defrauding a business based in Salem. 2 of Portland’s iconic office buildings are up for sale Jamie McGowen, 43, was found guilty of stealing about $2 million in total, the U.S. Department of Justice said. One scheme involved fraudulently collectin…

Payroll processor sentenced for $2M tax fraud, COVID loan scheme

A woman who stole more than $2 million by pocketing money withheld in taxes from a Salem company and by submitting 15 fraudulent COVID-era loan applications was sentenced to three years and one month in prison Thursday.

California woman gets 3 years for stealing Salem payroll taxes, Covid relief funds   - Salem Reporter

A federal judge sentenced a California woman on Thursday to 37 months in federal prison for orchestrating two fraud schemes to steal nearly $2 million, including payroll taxes from a small Salem business. Jamie McGowen, 43, pleaded guilty in December 2024 in Portland U.S. District Court to wire fraud, bank fraud and two counts of money laundering.  Judge Adrienne Nelson sentenced McGowen to five years of supervised release and ordered that she p…

Tax Fraud Blotter: 20 grand a return

Playing defense; shocking stuff; to the cleaners; and other highlights of recent tax cases.