Criminal Investigation Division
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The Criminal Investigation Division is the law enforcement arm of the IRS responsible for investigating potential criminal violations of the U.S. tax code and related financial crimes.
Aliases (2)
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
criminal investigation unit
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federal law enforcement agency → law enforcement agency → |
| abbreviation |
IRS-CI
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| alsoKnownAs |
IRS Criminal Investigation
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IRS-CI → |
| authority |
to carry firearms
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to execute search warrants → to make arrests → |
| cooperatesWith |
Drug Enforcement Administration
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Federal Bureau of Investigation → Homeland Security Investigations → United States Attorneys' Offices → United States Department of Justice → state and local law enforcement agencies → |
| country |
United States
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| employs |
forensic accountants
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professional staff → special agents → |
| focus |
complex financial investigations
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high-impact tax and financial crime cases → |
| formerName |
Intelligence Unit
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| goal |
to deter financial crimes through criminal investigation and prosecution
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to enforce the criminal provisions of the Internal Revenue Code → |
| jurisdiction |
federal jurisdiction of the United States
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| parentAgency |
Internal Revenue Service
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| parentDepartment |
United States Department of the Treasury
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| partOf |
Internal Revenue Service
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| responsibility |
investigating Bank Secrecy Act violations
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investigating abusive tax schemes → investigating certain cyber-enabled financial crimes → investigating criminal violations related to cryptocurrency tax and financial crimes → investigating criminal violations related to offshore tax evasion → investigating employment tax fraud → investigating false tax returns → investigating money laundering related to tax and financial crimes → investigating narcotics-related financial crimes in coordination with other agencies → investigating potential criminal violations of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code → investigating public corruption cases involving tax and financial crimes → investigating refund fraud schemes → investigating structuring of financial transactions → investigating tax evasion → investigating tax fraud → investigating willful failure to file tax returns → |
| uses |
financial investigative techniques
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forensic accounting techniques → |
| website |
https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation
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Referenced by (3)
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Wage and Investment Division
("IRS Criminal Investigation division")
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collaboratesWith |
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Tax Division
("Criminal Investigation division of the Internal Revenue Service")
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coordinatesWith |
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Internal Revenue Service
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hasDivision |