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IRS-Criminal Investigations report reveals 3.2B in COVID-19 fraud cases

  • 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.

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