The IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) has investigated 975 tax and money laundering cases related to Covid fraud, resulting in alleged fraud of $3.2 billion.
458 individuals have been indicted, and 236 individuals have been sentenced to an average of 37 months in federal prison with a nearly 100% conviction rate.
Types of fraud cases include PPP fraud, EIDL fraud, and UI fraud, where scammers targeted COVID-related relief programs.
IRS-CI is the criminal investigative arm of the IRS responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, boasting a more than 90% conviction rate.