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Pennsylvania Man Indicted for Conspiring to Defraud the United States

Jimmy Fabian of Philadelphia faces charges for allegedly underpaying over $7 million in employment taxes and filing false tax returns. He is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 20, 2026, 8:00 a.m. ETWritten Aug 20, 2026, 3:30 p.m. ET
A federal grand jury in the returned a superseding indictment on August 20, 2026, charging Jimmy Fabian of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with engaging in a scheme to underpay over $7 million in employment taxes owed by his business and filing false tax returns for the business, according to the Department of Justice. This indictment is merely an allegation; the case has not been decided, and Fabian is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. According to court documents, Fabian was the president, owner and operator of Celebes Staffing Services Inc., a labor-leasing company based in Philadelphia. From approximately September 2020 through at least June 2024, Fabian and two co-conspirators allegedly underreported the number of Celebes' employees, many of whom were not authorized to work in the United States, and the wages and compensation paid to them. Fabian also allegedly caused the preparation and filing of false corporate income tax returns for Celebes, substantially underreporting gross receipts and disguising his 100 percent ownership by listing a co-conspirator as 50 percent owner. Fabian is with one count of conspiring to defraud the United States, thirteen counts of willfully failing to collect, account for, and pay over employment taxes, and four counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false tax returns. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for the conspiracy charge and for each count of willfully failing to collect, account for, and pay over employment taxes, and three years for each count of aiding and assisting in preparation and presentation of false tax returns. However, these are only potential penalties if he is found guilty; the charges have not been proven. IRS Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations are investigating the case. Assistant Deputy Chief Thomas F. Koelbl and Trial Attorney Joseph D. G. Castro of the Division's Tax Section are prosecuting. The indictment supersedes an earlier August 2025 indictment that Fabian and two co-conspirators. As with any charge, Fabian is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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