Boise Big Bucks Bingo Operator Convicted of Fraud

Two men who operated a Bingo operation in Garden City were convicted today in federal court of conspiracy to defraud the IRS. William J. Tway and Robert J. Ford were found to have substantially overstated charitable contributions on tax forms filed with the IRS.

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Thu, April 26th, 2007

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