IRS Criminal Investigation Chief Vacant |
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| The Chief, Criminal Investigation (CI) heads the Internal Revenue Service function responsible for investigating criminal violations of the tax code. Headquartered in Washington, DC,
Vacant oversees a worldwide staff of approximately 4,400 CI employees, including approximately 2,800 special agents who investigate and assist in the prosecution of criminal tax, money laundering, and narcotics-related financial crime cases. |
Chief Vacant |
| The Chief supervises CI's mission, which is to serve the American public by investigating potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes in a manner that fosters confidence in the tax system and compliance with the law. Criminal Investigation’s top law enforcement priorities are the investigation of income tax evasion and other related financial crimes. This encompasses fraud in legal industries, illegal industries, and narcotics-related financial crimes. Investigations include money laundering activities and violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, which involves the proper reporting of currency transactions. The priority enforcement areas for CI include offshore abusive tax schemes, abusive return preparers, corporate fraud, terrorist financing, especially through the use of charities, and egregious nonfilers. |
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