IRS Finds $10.6 Billion in Crimes as Agents Ramp Up Warrants

IRS Reports $10.6 Billion in Financial Crimes as Enforcement Expands Beyond Taxes

U.S. criminal investigators identified $10.59 billion in financial crimes in fiscal year 2025, as the IRS’s law enforcement arm intensified enforcement against pandemic-era fraud schemes while continuing to broaden its reach beyond traditional tax cases to encompass cybercrime, money laundering, narcotics trafficking, and national security investigations. IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) officials said on Dec. 12 that many of the agency’s fis…

IRS Finds $10.6 Billion in Crimes as Agents Ramp Up Warrants

IRS Says Financial Crimes Surged Nearly 16% in 2025—Up to $10.6B

Of the $10.59 billion, $4.5 billion resulted from tax fraud, marking an increase of 111.8% from FY24, the agency said this week.