IRS Expands Its Armed Wing to Highest Level in Nearly a Decade

IRS-CI special agents, who are authorized to carry guns and use lethal force, now number 2,290.
IRS Expands Its Armed Wing to Highest Level in Nearly a Decade
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Washington on March 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
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The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) division, the armed enforcement wing of the IRS tasked with combating financial crimes, has expanded its workforce by nearly 11 percent, bringing staffing levels to their highest in nearly a decade and boosting the division’s conviction rate to 90 percent, according to the IRS-CI’s latest annual report.

The fiscal year 2024 report, released on Dec. 5, outlines a year of intensified enforcement for the IRS-CI, which serves as the tax agency’s law enforcement branch that focuses on tax violations that cross into criminal territory.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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