The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit is working on a new initiative for requesting financial records ...

Follow Author Mar 13, 2024, 08:17pm EDTUpdated Mar 14, 2024, 10:16am EDT Guy Ficco, new Chief of IRS-Criminal Investigations IRS-Criminal Investigations ...

Tax Notes legal reporter Nathan Richman talks with IRS Criminal Investigation Deputy Chief Guy Ficco about the upcoming Advance Collaboration Data Center and other CI initiatives.

Since 2020, IRS-Criminal Investigation (CI) has investigated 1,644 COVID-related tax and money laundering cases potentially totaling $8.9 billion.

See When IRS Criminal Agents Come Calling. The Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS—many just call it "CID"—is discreet. Like the FBI, the IRS's CID uses "Special Agent" terminology.

IRS Criminal Investigation agents were involved in the case. Chavis said, "Many people may not think of the IRS Criminal Investigation being involved with a violent type organization, a violent crime.