The Tax Times: IRS CI Had a 90.6% Conviction Rate on Prosecuted Cases of Tax Evasion & Tax Fraud

Friday, November 4, 2022

IRS CI Had a 90.6% Conviction Rate on Prosecuted Cases of Tax Evasion & Tax Fraud

IRS-CI released its 2022 Annual Report on November 3, 2022 which details the agency’s work in fiscal year (FY) 2022.

The report noted that in FY 2022, CI’s special agents spent about 70% of their time investigating tax-related crimes like tax evasion and tax fraud and nearly 30% of their time was spent investigating money laundering and drug trafficking cases.

During their investigations, special agents identified over $31 billion from tax and financial crimes, and seized assets valued at approximately $7 billion.

CI also Had a 90.6% Conviction Rate on Prosecuted Cases.

According to the report, in FY 2022 IRS-CI also expanded its partnerships with foreign counterparts to help combat tax and financial crimes across the globe. IRS-CI special agents provided training in countries like Argentina, Germany, Colombia, and Palau on topics ranging from cybercrime to human trafficking.

Finally, the report includes case examples for each U.S. field office, an overview of IRS-CI’s international footprint, details about the specialized services provided by IRS-CI and investigative statistics, broken down by discipline.

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