Think You Can Delete Incriminating Evidence From Your Computer and an IRS Criminal Tax Investigator Won’t Notice? Think Again
By Anthony Diosdi The world is becoming a smaller place in which to live and work. A technological revolution in communications and information exchange has taken place within business, industry, and our homes. America is substantially more invested in information and management than manufacturing goods, and this has affected our professional and personal lives. We bank and transfer money electronically, and we are much more likely to receive an email than a letter. In this information technology age, the needs of the Internal Revenue Service ( or “IRS”) Criminal Investigation are changing as well. Some traditional tax crimes, especially those concerning finance and commerce, continue to be upgraded technically. Paper trails have become electronic trails. As a result, the IRS has been training agents to closely look at the computers…
