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IR-2024-24, Jan. 29, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service successfully opened the 2024 tax season today by accepting and processing federal individual tax returns as the agency continues focusing on expanding options to help taxpayers.

IR-2023-166, Sept. 8, 2023 ¡ª Capitalizing on Inflation Reduction Act funding and following a top-to-bottom review of enforcement efforts, the Internal Revenue Service announced today the start of a sweeping, historic effort to restore fairness in tax compliance by shifting more attention onto high-income earners, partnerships, large corporations and promoters abusing the nation¡¯s tax laws.

IR-2024-130, May 2, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today released an update on the Strategic Operating Plan, a blueprint outlining future plans for the agency¡¯s transformation work and highlighting dozens of improvements for taxpayers since passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.

March 31, 2025 ¡ª Today, the Department of the Treasury¡¯s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated six individuals and seven entities involved in a money laundering network supporting the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most notorious and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world, and a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for a significant portion of the illicit fentanyl and other deadly drugs trafficked into the United States and has exploited multiple ports of entry along the southern border for its criminal activities.

June 22, 2022 ¡ª United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero, together with other federal law enforcement officials announced today charges against 19 defendants for defrauding federal programs funded by the CARES Act and designed to provide a financial safety net for Americans during the pandemic. Collectively these defendants sought to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program of over $24 million.

December 11, 2023 ¡ª IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) will count down the agency¡¯s top 10 cases for calendar year 2023 on its X and LinkedIn accounts beginning Dec. 11. These cases include the agency¡¯s most prominent and high-profile investigations of the past year.

April 20, 2023 ¡ª The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 18 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various fraud schemes involving health care services that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic and allegedly resulted in over $490 million in COVID-19 related false billings to federal programs and theft from federally funded pandemic programs.

IR-2023-05, January 12, 2023 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today announced Monday, January 23, 2023, as the beginning of the nation's 2023 tax season when the agency will begin accepting and processing 2022 tax year returns.

June 27, 2024 ¡ª Today, United States Attorney Breon Peace announced criminal charges against nine defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid.

Press releases published by Criminal Investigation in May 2022.