Press Releases

A Wake County businesswoman was arrested on Monday, June 8, on felony tax charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue for multiple restaurants.

A Mecklenburg County Executive Director for the nonprofit, A Place for Heroes was found guilty Friday, May 29, on two felony counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses resulting from a state tax case that was investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division of the North Carolina Department of Revenue.

Henderson County businesswoman Rachel Ann Rose, 50, of Asheville, NC was arrested and charged on Monday, May 11, 2026, with four counts of felony Embezzlement of State Property, three counts of misdemeanor Willful Failure to File North Carolina Corporation Income Tax Returns, and three counts of misdemeanor Willful Failure to File North Carolina Individual Income Tax Returns.

Wake County businessman Donish Lee Uddin, 32, of Raleigh was arrested and charged on Monday, May 11, 2026, with six counts of Embezzlement of State Property, eight counts of misdemeanor Willful Failure to File North Carolina Corporation Income Tax Returns, and five counts of misdemeanor Willful Failure to File North Carolina Individual Income Tax Returns.

A Mecklenburg County businessman pleaded guilty on Monday, April 13, 2026, in Wake County Superior Court to tax charges filed by the N.C. Department of Revenue.

The NCDOR urges taxpayers to file state individual income tax returns before April 15, 2026, to avoid interest and penalties.

Former Rowan County businesswoman Melissa Anne Fleming, 63, of Cleveland, NC, pled guilty in Wake County Superior Court to one felony count of Aid and Abet Embezzlement of State Property. The felony tax charge was filed by the N.C. Department of Revenue.

The N.C. Department of Revenue has published a notice for taxpayers on the change in how the U.S. Postal Service issues postmarks in relation to tax filing and payment deadlines.

The NCDOR is now processing 2025 Individual Income Tax returns. Taxpayers will begin receiving refunds through the mail and direct deposit the week of March 9.

Mecklenburg County businessman Prakash Mehta, 72, of Waxhaw, was arrested today on felony tax charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue. He was charged with three counts of Embezzlement of State Property.