Tax crimes

More than 60 lawyers wrote in response to a memo by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche that called for a broad reorganization of the department.

In "The Black Tax," professor and historian Andrew W. Kahrl explores how the racial wealth gap in America has roots in unfair tax practices.

Ippei Mizuhara and an alleged bookmaker are under criminal investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, the agency confirmed.

The tax authority is drafting final regulations that would require crypto brokers, including exchanges, to report detailed information on their clients' transactions.

The Internal Revenue Service crime unit that played a leading role in the Binance Holdings Ltd. probe is seeing a surge in cases involving crypto-related tax evasion.

The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit identified $37.1 billion in tax and financial crimes in fiscal year 2023, exceeding the previous year.

The service's Criminal Investigation unit investigated 975 tax and money laundering cases related to COVID-19 with fraud totaling $3.2 billion.

IRS investigators say the frauds including money laundering, market manipulation and tax evasion — and even celebrities could get caught up in the agency’s probes.

The Internal Revenue Service is focusing on cryptocurrency tax evasion with virtual currencies like Bitcoin and nonfungible tokens, employing data analytics to uncover transactions that crypto users assumed were hidden.

Prosecutors say Carlos Kepke conspired with Smith from 1999 to 2014, and aided and assisted in the preparation of materially false tax returns.