Archive for IRS Employees Engage In Tax Refund Identity Fraud
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…
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION
Improvements Are Needed to Ensure That Consistent Suitability Checks Are Performed for Participation in Internal Revenue Service Programs November 21, 2019 CFEG reports on a new Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration (TIGTA) report which finds that the IRS needs to ensure that suitability checks are performed on applicants…
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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…
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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…
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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