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Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Evading More Than $2 Million in Federal Taxes

Eric Brian Rosenberg faces up to five years in prison in a developing tax evasion case scheduled for sentencing on Dec. 16.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 10:52 a.m. ET
According to official court documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Aug. 20, 2026, Mississippi resident Eric Brian Rosenberg guilty to one count of tax evasion for concealing more than $2 million in federal income taxes. The legal process remains open and developing as sentencing approaches. Official records state that after learning an Internal Revenue Service revenue officer was attempting to collect his owed income taxes, Rosenberg engaged in a process known as "check churning" between 2016 and 2020. He repeatedly bought cashier's checks to empty his checking account, deposited them to withdraw cash when desired, and placed unspent funds into new cashier's checks. Rosenberg later established a nominee company and bank account to continue the practice, while spending over $1 million gambling at casinos between 2016 and 2021. Rosenberg is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 16, where he faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence. The case is being investigated by IRS Investigation and prosecuted by Trial Attorney Matthew Hicks of the Tax Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Stan Harris for the Southern District of Mississippi.

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