Archive for Fraud, Waste and Abuse
FBI’s Wray Acts Fast to Make Changes After Scathing Report
WASHINGTON—FBI Director Christopher Wray has ordered more than 40 changes in how the bureau seeks secret surveillance warrants and handles other matters after the Justice Department inspector general pointed out a series of flaws in the bureau’s efforts to monitor a former Trump campaign adviser. The problems were so severe, national security…
Posted under: Criminal Behavior and Misconduct Within the Department of Justice and FBI, Fraud, Waste and Abuse
Justice Department Accused of Abusing Process to Extend Statute of Limitations
Justice Department lawyers have improperly used requests for overseas evidence to buy more time to bring some fraud cases, a memo filed with the agency’s internal watchdog alleges. The document, filed Friday and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, accuses prosecutors of sending such a request to the U.K. when…
Former Department of Justice Attorney Pleads Guilty To Obstruction Of Justice and Interstate Transportation Of Stolen Property
CFEG reports that United States Attorney, Brian J. Stretch, announced that on November 29, 2017, a former Department of Justice attorney pleaded guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of transportation of stolen property in a federal district court in the Northern District of California. https://oig.justice.gov/press/2017/2017-11-29.pdf…
Posted under: Criminal Behavior and Misconduct Within the Department of Justice and FBI, Fraud, Waste and Abuse
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…
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…
Posted under: 2019 CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS OF IRS EMPLOYEES, IRS Employees Engage In Tax Refund Identity Fraud
