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Friday, March 01, 2013  Federal authorities say platinum-selling rapper Ja Rule is in a New York City jail with a July release date.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  A vigil was held Tuesday afternoon in Syracuse to mark the 10th anniversary of Dr. Rafil Dhafir’s arrest. Dhafir was convicted of tax evasion, money laundering and violating US sanctions imposed on Iraq related to charity he set up to help needy children in Iraq.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  A Cicero couple was arrested for selling untaxed cigarettes and evading taxes.

Friday, February 03, 2012  More than six years after a controversial case that began with prosecutors talking about money being funneled to terrorists, Manlius doctor Rafil Dhafir has been resentenced, but not the way his supporters wanted.

Friday, January 20, 2012  A 45-year-old Watertown man who owns a commercial floor-cleaning business has been sentenced to three years' probation, six months of home confinement, and $88,000 in restitution for income tax evasion.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  The owners of a company that did business at the Shoppingtown Mall movie theatres in DeWitt admit they hired illegal aliens and evaded taxes.

Thursday, April 08, 2010  The state Tax Department says 13 people were charged with failing to report nearly $11 million in income, in an ongoing crackdown on tax evaders.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  A North Syracuse couple faces jail time after the state says they owe more than $14,000 in income taxes.