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IRS Crime Unit Turns 100

IRS Crime Unit Turns 100

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 14, 2019October 27, 2019

One hundred years ago, six United States Post Office Inspectors were transferred to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (now Internal Revenue Service) to become the first

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Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) Working To End Cybercrimes

Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) Working To End Cybercrimes

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 6, 2019October 27, 2019

Technology has changed the world. It’s crazy to me that these days, I could sit on an airplane and send an email to my brother

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IRS-CI Joins Effort To Fight Tax & Crypto Crimes

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 2, 2018July 10, 2022

Leaders of tax enforcement authorities – including the IRS – have announced that they have created a united operational alliance, the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement, known as the J5, to fight global tax, cryptocurrency and financial crimes.

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IRS Warns Taxpayers To Be Diligent As Identity Thieves Add New Twist To Phone Scam

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 7, 2014

If your phone is still ringing with tax scams and IRS impersonations, you’re not alone. J. Russell George, the Inspector General, has referred to these ongoing schemes as “the largest scam of its kind that we have ever seen.” As IRS and TIGTA try to combat the growing problem of identity theft and tax scams, the fraudsters are hoping to stay a few steps ahead. They’re switching up their schemes in an effort to not get caught. Have you read about their latest efforts?

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The End Of The (Silk) Road For Bitcoin Millionaire As IRS, Fed Agencies Make Arrests

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 1, 2014July 27, 2020

We used to assume that crime happened in predictable places: dark alleys and dicey street corners. In reality, some of the biggest crimes in the

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