Archive for March, 2019
IRS Employee Arrested for Theft of Government Funds
CFEG reports that on April 26, 2017, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, an IRS employee was arrested for the theft of Government money. This IRS employee was indicted for the offense on April 11, 2017. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/oi_highlights_2017.shtml According to court documents, this IRS employee worked as a contact representative for…
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…
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…
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Former IRS Employee Found Guilty for False Statements and Theft of Government Funds
CFEG reports that on August 17, 2017, in a federal district court in the Eastern District of Kentucky, a former IRS employee was found guilty of making false statements and the theft of Government funds after a four-day jury trial. He was indicted for the offenses in February 2017. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/oi_highlights_2017.shtml…
Former IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Connection With Refund Scheme
CFEG reports that on April 22, 2015, a former IRS employee was charged with Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in a federal district court in the Western District of Texas. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/oi_highlights_2015.shtml According to court documents, the IRS employee was employed by the IRS in Austin, Texas until February 7,…
10 Former IRS Employees Sentenced in Kansas City for Theft of Government Property
CFEG reports that ten former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees were sentenced in a federal district court in the Western District of Missouri between January 26, 2015, and January 28, 2015, for the theft of Government property stemming from unemployment benefits fraud. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/oi_highlights_2015.shtml The 10 former IRS employees, were indicted on…
