In 2023, the Criminal Investigation Division (CI) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sought to hire special agents deploying firearms who “must be willing ...

On March 28, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)’s criminal investigative arm, IRS Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), announced that it ...

IRS-CI released FY24 Bank Secrecy Act metrics Friday, demonstrating how it uses BSA data to investigate financial crimes. During fiscal years 2022 through 2024, 87.3% of IRS-CI's criminal ...

A Tyler tax preparer has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a tax refund fraud scheme in the Eastern District ...

IRS-CI said Wednesday it has obtained a 97.4% conviction rate in prosecuted COVID fraud cases. The COVID fraud cases included a wide range of criminal activity, including fraudulently obtained loans, ...

IRS-CI Chief Guy Ficco said in a statement that “public-private partnerships thrive when everyone mutually benefits.” Also on Friday, IRS Criminal Investigation released new statistics ...

Karistha Johnson, 38, of Tyler, pleaded guilty to making false and fraudulent statements on a tax return. She was then ...

IRS-CI Chief Guy Ficco said in a statement that “public-private partnerships thrive when everyone mutually benefits." Also on Friday, IRS Criminal Investigation released new statistics highlighting ...