USA v. Mykhaylo Chugay

4:21-cr-10008

February 16, 2023
Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For $8M Immigration Scheme

A partner in an employment-staffing scheme who admitted hiring undocumented workers in hotels and restaurants throughout Key West, Florida, cheating the government of nearly $8 million in employment taxes, was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday by a Florida federal judge.
November 23, 2022
DOJ Obtains Guilty Plea In $7.9M Immigration Scheme

A former resident of Key West, Florida, pled guilty to his role in a conspiracy that provided immigrant labor to hospitality businesses in southern Florida and cheated the IRS out of nearly $8 million, according to federal prosecutors.
September 20, 2022
Employment Tax Schemer Will Pay His Part Of $6M Restitution

The U.S. Department of Justice and a naturalized U.S. citizen who admitted to defrauding the IRS of more than $3.5 million in employment taxes, told a Florida federal court Tuesday that the citizen will pay his portion of the $6 million in restitution he and other co-conspirators owe the federal government.
August 29, 2022
Fla. Man Gets 24 Years For $25M Employment Tax Scheme

A partner in a scheme that employed undocumented workers in hotels and restaurants throughout Key West, Florida, bilking the government out of $25 million in employment taxes, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison by a Florida federal court.