Archive for IRS Agents Defraud Government And Receive Bonuses

Friday, November 22nd, 2019 @ 3:23PM

Employee Conduct Issues Are Not Considered When Prioritizing Overdue Background Reinvestigations

CFEG reports that on November 6, 2019 the Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a report on employee conduct issues which are not considered when prioritizing overdue background reinvestigations. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2020reports/202010002fr.pdf   TIGTA reported that in 2009 the President issued an Executive Order (13488) requiring employees in moderate-risk positions…

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 @ 9:55PM

IRS Employee Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft and Unauthorized Disclosure of IRS Records 

CFEG reports that on November 21, 2016, in a federal district court in the Western District of Tennessee, and IRS employee was sentenced for conspiracy to commit identity theft and unauthorized disclosure of information. He was initially charged with, and pled guilty to, the offense on July 19, 2016. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/oi_highlights_2017.shtml…

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 @ 9:53PM

Former IRS Employee Indicted for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns and Aggravated Identity Theft

CFEG reports that on January 13, 2017, in a federal district court in the Western District of Missouri, a former IRS employee was indicted for filing false tax returns and aggravated identity theft. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/oi_highlights_2017.shtml According to court documents, at all times relevant to the 15-count indictment, this IRS employee was a…

Friday, March 1st, 2019 @ 11:19PM

IRS Employee Sentenced in a Scheme to Defraud the IRS

CFEG reports that on May 12, 2017, in a federal district court in the Eastern District of New York, a former IRS employee was sentenced for filing false tax returns, aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, wire fraud, mail fraud, and perjury. The IRS employee pled…

Friday, March 1st, 2019 @ 11:16PM

IRS Employee Arrested in a Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme

CFEG reports that on May 11, 2017, in the Northern District of Georgia, an IRS employee was arrested for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme. She was indicted on April 25, 2017, for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft related to the scheme. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/oi_highlights_2017.shtml According to court…

Friday, February 22nd, 2019 @ 3:23AM

Former IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS on November 8, 2018

CFEG reports that on November 8, 2018, in a federal district court in the Middle District of Florida, former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and making and subscribing to a false tax return. A former employee was initially charged with the…