Archive for 2017 CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS OF IRS EMPLOYEES
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…
Former IRS Revenue Agent Pleads Guilty to False Statement and Aggravated Identity Theft
CFEG reports that on March 13, 2017, in a federal district court in the District of New Mexico, a former IRS employee pled guilty to false statements and aggravated identity theft. This IRS employee was initially charged with the offenses in December 2014 in a 28-count indictment. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/oi_highlights_2017.shtml According to…
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…
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…
