Contact 6: Federal lawsuit filed against Instant Tax Service

MILWAUKEE -- Complaints about Instant Tax Service turned into a federal lawsuit against its corporate headquarters, and FOX6's Contact 6's reports played a role.Close to 25 complaints about Instant Tax Service - a tax preparation company located near 81st and Appleton first caught Contact 6's eye when cell phone video was handed over, showing chaos inside the business from those angry that workers made promises of loans, but used check stubs from the loan applications to file people's taxes without their knowledge or approval.

Dept. of Justice suing Instant Tax Service corporate headquarters

MILWAUKEE -- The Department of Justice is suing the corporate headquarters of a tax preparation business recently profiled in a FOX6 Contact 6 report.Instant Tax Service and its corporate owner, Fez Ogbazion, are facing allegations of fraud, along with numerous franchises in Chicago, Indianapolis, Las Vegas and Kansas City.The Milwaukee franchise featured in Contact 6's report was not named in the suit.The Justice Department alleges much of what Contact 6 learned from talking with FOX6 viewers who sent in complaints about the Instant Tax Service near 81st and Appleton - that the business uses paycheck stubs from mostly low-income customers looking for loans.The complaints say Instant Tax Service then intentionally prepares and files fraudulent tax returns that promise large refund checks.

Contact 6 helps frustrated bride retrieve wedding photos

MILWAUKEE -- Faded memories of wedded bliss forced one bridge to write to FOX6's Contact 6, and Katrina Cravy to track down a wedding photographer who went MIA after one bride's big day.Some of the pictures are priceless - capturing once-in-a-lifetime moments, but many miss the mark.

Contact 6 helps with Alverno tuition miscommunication

MILWAUKEE -- A nursing student nearly lost thousands in an Alverno College tuition twist that brought Contact 6's Katrina Cravy to the rescue!Michelle Hardy has nine children, two at home, and seven in school.

Contact 6 helps woman get settlement for damaged shipped TV

BROWN DEER -- A woman experienced some problems with UPS when shipping her 60-inch LCD TV from Los Angeles to Brown Deer during her recent move, so she called FOX6's Contact 6!Leah Kallas recently made a big move from Los Angeles, to Brown Deer, Wisconsin, and wanted to make sure her 60-inch LCD TV would arrive safely. "I bubble-wrapped it, I shrink-wrapped it, put blankets on it.