How the IRS' crime-fighting force took on immigration and other issues in 2025 The IRS Criminal Investigations unit is doing more than just cracking down on tax evaders The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
IRS crime fighting arm announces modernization program as financial crimes use more tech With technology and AI increasingly used to perpetrate illegal acts, the IRS’ crime fighting arm is announcing a new program intended to improve how it interacts with financial institutions The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
IRS Compares Criminal Successes This Year To Taking Down Al Capone The IRS released its annual criminal investigation report, with its chief comparing this year's successes as significant as their infamous takedown of Al Capone. International Business Times · Dec 6, 2024
'Gone in 12 Seconds': How MIT Students Stole $25M Crypto in a US Criminal Case First MIT grads arrested for $25 million crypto heist in a novel scheme. Feds say it's the first of its kind and vow to crack down on crypto fraud. International Business Times UK · May 16, 2024
Why Do Federal Bureaucrats Need So Much Firepower? A new report details a startling trend: Federal agencies with no obvious law enforcement purview are spending millions each year on guns and ammunition. Reason · May 2, 2023
U.S. IRS identifies 79 tax fugitives in Mexico, neighbors The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit said on Thursday it has located 79 tax evasion fugitives in Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in the first year of a new extradition initiative. Reuters · Oct 6, 2022