The Crimes an Individual Targeted by an IRS Criminal Tax Fraud Investigation May Ultimately Find Himself Charged With
By Anthony Diosdi An individual targeted by an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) criminal tax fraud investigation may find himself charged with specific revenue offenses (contained in Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code) and with general federal criminal offenses (contained in Title 18). There is a tendency in criminal tax prosecutions to pile up charges and indict an individual for multiple years with a combination of revenue offenses and general federal criminal offenses as the situation warrants. For anyone involved in an IRS criminal tax fraud investigation, it is necessary to know something about revenue criminal offenses and Title 18 offenses that have been traditionally involved in criminal income tax cases. This is because a defense to one may be no defense to another, which is the main reason for…