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| IRS Discloses Identity Fraud Crackdown |
by Leroy Baker, Tax-News.com, New York
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Justice Department have
announced the results of a national sweep cracking down on suspected identity
theft perpetrators, as part of a stepped-up effort against refund fraud and
identity theft.
Working with the Justice Department’s Tax Division and local US Attorneys’
offices, the nationwide effort included indictments, arrests and the execution
of search warrants involving the potential theft of thousands of identities
and taxpayer refunds. In all, 939 criminal charges are included in the 69 indictments
related to identity theft.
In addition, IRS auditors and investigators conducted extensive compliance
visits to money service businesses in nine locations across the country. Approximately
150 visits occurred to help ensure these cheque-cashing facilities are not facilitating
refund fraud and identity theft.
“This unprecedented effort against identity theft sends a strong, unmistakable
message to anyone considering participating in a refund fraud scheme this tax
season,” said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. “We are aggressively
pursuing cases across the nation with the Justice Department. This is part of
a much wider effort underway at the IRS to help protect taxpayers.”
“The Justice Department is working closely with the IRS to investigate,
prosecute, and punish tax refund crimes committed through the theft of identities,”
added Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General John A. DiCicco of the Tax
Division. “Now, more than ever, we must remain vigilant against the unauthorized
use of identification information to defraud the US government.”
The national effort is part of a comprehensive identity theft strategy the
IRS has embarked on that is focused on preventing, detecting and resolving identity
theft cases as soon as possible. In addition to the law-enforcement crackdown,
the IRS has stepped up its internal reviews to spot false tax returns before
tax refunds are issued as well as working to help victims of the identity theft
refund schemes.
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