Tax evasion, Ponzi schemes, COVID fraud, cybercrime: Talk about a banner year.
The IRS Criminal Investigation division’s top 10 cases for calendar 2021 comprise the agency’s most prominent and high-profile investigations of the past 12 months.
“The investigative work of 2021 has all the makings of a made-for-TV movie — embezzlement of funds from a nonprofit, a family fraud ring that stole millions in COVID-relief funds and a $1 billion Ponzi scheme used to buy sports teams and luxury vehicles,” said IRS-CI chief Jim Lee.
Cue the countdown:
