DHS Seeks to Deputize IRS Officers to Help With Deportation Effort
WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security has asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to deputize some law-enforcement ...
‘Your #1 Trusted Source for Fake IDs’: Indy man busted for manufacturing 30K fake IDs
The crime was brazen. A public website proudly boasting, “Your #1 Trusted Source for Fake IDs.” For four years, James Watt, ...
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Canadian Citizen Charged in $65M Crypto Hacking Schemes
Andean Medjedovic, 22, allegedly exploited vulnerabilities in the automated smart contracts used by the KyberSwap and Indexed Finance.
Defendants Charged With Filing Over 8,000 False Tax Returns In Largest COVID Tax Credit Case To Date
The government alleges that the defendants attempted to collect more than $600 million from the scheme—the IRS paid approximately $45 million to the defendants and ...
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Indy suspect sentenced to 3 years probation for manufacturing and mailing 30,000 fake IDs
INDIANAPOLIS— James Watt, 26, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 3 years of probation after pleading guilty to unlawful ...
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COVID Relief Fraudster Stole Millions, Lived Lavishly — Now Faces 316 Years in Prison
Francis J. Battista, 39, of Aston, Pennsylvania, was convicted this week on 22 felony charges, including wire fraud, ...
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Seven indicted in largest COVID-19 tax fraud case
The case is being investigated by the IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and is prosecuted by attorneys from the Tax Division and the Eastern ...
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The US agrees to transfer $52.88 million in forfeited assets to Nigeria for oil case cooperation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) investigated the case with assistance from the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs.