Archive for Theft of Government Property By IRS Employees
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Return Preparer Indicted for Scheme to Receive False Tax Refunds
CFEG reports that on October 1, 2019, in a federal district court in the Southern District of Texas, an IRS volunteer income tax return preparer was charged in an 18-count indictment with making false statements on an income tax return, theft of Government money, and aggravated identity theft. The volunteer…
Temporary IRS Employee Sentenced for Theft of Federal Tax Remittances
CFEG reports that on April 5, 2019, in the Western District of North Carolina, an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) temporary employee was sentenced to one count of theft of Government property. She was previously indicted on eight counts of the offense in March, 2018, and pled guilty to one count…
Former IRS Employee Sentenced for Making False Statements
CFEG reports that on July 15, 2019, in a federal district court in the Eastern District of Kentucky, a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee was sentenced for making false statements. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/oi_highlights.shtml According to court documents, this former IRS employee was employed as an IRS revenue officer between July 2014…
IRS Employee Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud and Theft of Government Property
CFEG reports that on October 7, 2019, in a federal district court in the Middle District of Tennessee, an IRS employee pled guilty to wire fraud and theft of Government property. She had previously been charged with the offenses on March 6, 2019, in a scheme to fraudulently obtain paid…
IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to the Unauthorized Disclosure of Suspicious Activity Reports
CFEG reports that on August 14, 2019, in a federal district court in the Northern District of California, an IRS employee pled guilty to the unauthorized disclosure of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). He was previously indicted for the offense in February 2019. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/oi_highlights.shtml According to court documents, the IRS employee…
Posted under: 2019 CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS OF IRS EMPLOYEES, IRS ABUSE, Theft of Government Property By IRS Employees
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…
Posted under: IRS Agents Defraud Government And Receive Bonuses, IRS Agents Fail To File Personal Tax Returns, IRS Agents Owe Hundreds Of Millions In Upaid Taxes, IRS Employees Engage In Tax Refund Identity Fraud, IRS Employees Falsify Tax Forms, Theft of Government Property By IRS Employees
