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June 6, 2025 ¡ª The founder of a now-shuttered non-profit organization has been indicted on federal charges alleging he bribed then-Orange County Supervisor Andrew Hoang Do to obtain approximately $12 million in COVID-19 pandemic-related funds, pocketed the bulk of that money, then laundered it to avoid detection by law enforcement, the Justice Department announced today.

Feb. 1, 2024 ¡ª The special agents and staff from IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) and the attorneys and staff at the U.S. Attorney¡¯s Offices throughout Texas work hand-in-hand to put tax criminals and other white-collar criminals in prison for an average of 58 months in 2023, serving as a reminder to would-be offenders as this tax season kicks off.

Jan. 15, 2025 ¡ª Eleven defendants have been sentenced for their roles in a large methamphetamine trafficking ring.

IR-2025-39, April 2, 2025 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers living and working abroad that they have until Monday, June 16, 2025, to file their 2024 federal income tax return and pay any tax due.

IR-2024-212, Aug. 15, 2024 ¡ªThe Internal Revenue Service announced today a limited time reopening of the Voluntary Disclosure Program to help businesses fix incorrect Employee Retention Credit claims as the agency continues compliance work.

IR-2024-84, March 28, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today kicked off the annual Dirty Dozen list with a warning for taxpayers to be aware of evolving phishing and smishing scams designed to steal sensitive taxpayer information.

National and local Criminal Investigation press releases.

April 4, 2023 ¡ª Commissioner Danny Werfel speaks during his swearing-in ceremony.

IR-2024-05, Jan. 9, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners today alerted tax professionals to watch out for a new round of filing season-related email schemes where cybercriminals pose as potential clients.

April 14, 2023 ¡ª Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that James Zhong was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for committing wire fraud in September 2012 when he unlawfully obtained approximately 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road dark web internet marketplace. United States District Judge Paul G. Gardephe imposed today's sentence.