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IR-2023-71, April 5, 2023 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service wrapped up the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2023 with a reminder for taxpayers, businesses and tax professionals to watch out for these schemes throughout the year, not just during tax season.

IR-2023-135, July 26, 2023 ¡ª With the IRS making substantial progress in the ongoing effort related to the Employee Retention Credit claims, Commissioner Danny Werfel said the agency has entered a new phase of increasing scrutiny on dubious submissions while renewing consumer warnings against aggressive marketing.

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.

Press releases published by Criminal Investigation in April 2024.

Press releases published by Criminal Investigation in February 2024.

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.

September 20, 2022 ¡ª The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota today announced federal criminal charges against 47 defendants for their alleged roles in a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Press releases published by Criminal Investigation in May 2022.