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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…
IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Involving Unauthorized Disclosure of IRS Records
The Inspector General for Tax Administration reported that on July 19, 2016, in a federal district court in the Western District of Tennessee, an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee pled guilty to conspiracy to commit identity theft and unauthorized disclosure of information. A criminal information was filed on the same…
IRS Employee Sentenced for Identity Theft in Connection with Audit
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) reported that on August 3, 2016, in a federal district court in the Northern District of Georgia, an IRS employee was sentenced, after she pled guilty to aggravated identity theft in connection with a fraudulent scheme on May 10, 2016. She had…
Two IRS Employees Plead Guilty to the Theft of Government Money
On September 29, 2016, in a federal district court in the District of Nebraska, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee pled guilty to the theft of Government money. He was indicted for the offense in February 2016. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/oi_highlights_2016.shtml According to the court documents, between July 2013 and September 2015, the IRS employee knowingly stole or converted…
Contract IRS Employee Indicted For Theft of Federal Tax Remittances
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) was established under the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 to provide independent oversight of IRS activities. Through its investigative programs, TIGTA addresses threats arising from lapses in IRS employee integrity, violence directed against the IRS, and external…
Former IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS on November 8, 2018
CFEG reports that on November 8, 2018, in a federal district court in the Middle District of Florida, former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and making and subscribing to a false tax return. A former employee was initially charged with the…
Internal Revenue Service Employees Made Questionable Claims for the Homebuyer Credit
To qualify as a first-time homebuyer, a taxpayer (or a taxpayer’s spouse) may not have previously owned a principal residence for three years prior to the purchase date of the home for which the Homebuyer Credit is claimed. https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2010reports/201041069fr.pdf TIGTA reported that it developed computer programs to identify IRS employees…
13,591 IRS Contractor Employees Owe Millions of Dollars in Federal Taxes
CFEG reports that on August 30, 2013 the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (TIGTA), issued a report finding that 13,591 IRS contractor employees owed millions in federal taxes and that just 5% or 691 of these employees owed nearly $5.4 million. This article will examine pertinent statistics and findings…
IRS Employees With Recent Conduct Issues, Including Tax Compliance Issues, Received Awards
CFEG reports that on March 21, 2014 the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (TIGTA), issued a report finding that IRS employees with conduct issues including tax issues received awards. http://snip.ly/z4346#https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2014reports/201410007fr.html TIGTA found that between October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2012, IRS employees with recent substantiated conduct issues resulting in…
IRS Supervisor Arrested on Charges of False Statements and Theft of Government Property
CFEG reports that on March 22, 2018, in the Central District of California, an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) supervisor was arrested by agents of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) on charges of theft of Government property and making a false statement. The IRS employee had been indicted for…
Former IRS Employee Sentenced for Stealing Taxpayer’s Identity on May 11, 2018
CFEG reports that on May 11, 2018, in a federal district court in the Western District of Arkansas, a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee was sentenced and remanded to custody for aggravated identity theft and false representation of a Social Security Number (SSN). The IRS employee had been indicted…
Former IRS Employee Sentenced to Prison for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns on April 16, 2018
CFEG reports that on April 16, 2018, in a federal district court in the Western District of Missouri, a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee was sentenced for filing false tax returns. She was initially charged with this offense, plus aggravated identity theft, in January 2017, in a 15-count indictment….
