Podcasts about irs criminal investigation division

In this episode of Clocking Out, we explore the incredible career journey of Ronald H. Braver, a financial crime investigator who transitioned from government service to private sector success.Ron grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and was fascinated by James Bond and dreamed of pursuing a career in investigative work. He followed that passion, earning a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and later a Master's in Taxation from DePaul University.After college, Ron embarked on a remarkable 25-year career as a Special Agent and Supervisory Special Agent with the IRS Criminal Investigation Division. Over the years, he took on high-profile investigations, leading major cases on money laundering, public corruption, Ponzi schemes, and organized crime. His expertise earned him numerous performance awards, including the Albert Gallatin Award and a Federal Employee of the Year nomination.Following his IRS retirement, Ron transitioned to the private sector, working for a major accounting firm before launching his own forensic accounting and investigative consulting business. Today, he is a Partner at HKA, where he continues to apply his 40+ years of experience in financial investigations.Join us as Ron shares his fascinating journey from public service to private sector, offering insights and advice for those looking to make a career transition. Whether you're considering a major career shift or are simply intrigued by the world of financial investigations, this episode is packed with inspiration and valuable takeaways.Please enjoy Ron Braver and his Clocking Out story!Connect with Ron at:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-braver-57a72220/ Email: ronbraver@hka.com  Website: https://www.hka.com/expert-post/ronald-h-braver/ Follow Raymond: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondmlee/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raymondlee.coTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clockingoutpodX: http://twitter.com/hrentrepreneurYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@clockingoutwithraymondlee/videosBecome a guest on Clocking Out: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSTQmww_Gvld1zfLzTmS16PDfZvltFna7Gh6iSYehL-maUvA/viewform

Ever imagine the IRS dipping its toes into the world of blockchain? Well, it's happening! The IRS Criminal Investigation Division is now leveraging blockchain technology, joining hands with Ukrainian investigators to trace Russian oligarchs suspected of using cryptocurrencies to sidestep economic sanctions. This fascinating tale of tech-savvy enforcement will challenge any notion we might have had that cryptocurrency transactions are entirely anonymous and untraceable. Join us as we unravel the profound impact of technology on our future, the IRS's intriguing foray into blockchain, and the essential role of self-care in our fast-paced lives.Subscribe to podcast updatesAsk Ric | Ric's Books-----Links from today's show:Self-care with Jean EdelmanFollow Ric on social media:Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | X (formerly Twitter) | YouTubeBrought to you by:Global X ETFsInvesco QQQPrisidioSchwabDisclosure page-----

Was US Attorney David C. Weiss of Delaware blocked from pursuing the case against Hunter Biden to the fullest extent because it would lead directly back to "The Big Guy?" An agent from the IRS Criminal Investigation Division says "yes," Merrick Garland says, "no." Somebody is lying.That's what's bugging Dennis this week and we talk to conservative commentator John Cardillo on the legal morass surrounding the last two occupants of the Oval Office. Plus Yuri Vanetik joins us to tell what he's hearing from his sources inside Russia and Ukraine. Is this the beginning of the end for Putin or "Much A Coup About Nothing?"All that and the Parting Shot.

Don Fort, former Chief of IRS - Criminal Investigation Division, Director of Investigations at Kostelanetz LLP, and member of the Advisory Board at AML RightSource, discusses his recent testimony before the Senate Finance Committee about potential IRS funding cuts and their impact on federal law enforcement.

The guys are honored to talk with Don Fort, former Chief of the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division, about his deep expertise in financial crimes and his work on many ​high-profile tax crime cases over the past 30 years. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of everyday life and one of the first changes in 2020 was the delay in the traditional income tax filing date. Soon thereafter millions of out-of-work Americans began to receive enhanced unemployment benefits and special small business loans. This caused an unprecedented spike in unemployment benefits fraud and what we now forsee will also impact the 2021 tax season. Host: James Lee, ITRC COO Guests: Jim Robnett, Deputy Chief of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division and Eva Velasquez, ITRC CEO Make sure to subscribe to future episodes! Check out our website: www.idtheftcenter.org/ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/idtheftcenter/ Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/IDTheftCenter

The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) have brought our countries together to tackle transnational crime. In this episode we are joined by Joint Chiefs Will Day of the Australian Taxation Office, Simon York, of HM Revenue and Customs and Don Fort, of IRS–Criminal Investigation Division. They discuss transnational tax crime, what the J5 is and how they are working together internationally to close the net on global tax evasion.

In this episode, AML RightSource Vice Chairman, John Byrne, sits down with the chief of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, Don Fort, to talk about a number of important elements in the AML community. John and Don discuss private-public partnerships and how essential it is for law enforcement and their counterparts in the private sector, to work together. Don also talks about the value of Bank Secrecy Act data, the importance of suspicious activity reports, and how all reports are analyzed and reviewed by the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division. This year marks 100 years since IRS CI has been in existence. John and Don talk about changes in financial crime over the past century, and explore some of the similarities with crimes committed at the start of the IRS CI as they relate to crimes today. Sit back and enjoy AML Conversations. Additional Links: Feds charge 2 dozen in billion dollar Medicare brace scam: https://apnews.com/a4991f62e2f84b8cb9869efeaeb57a02

Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 133, originally published in April 2013. As the crash of the housing market and stock markets unfolded several years ago, we learned much about the often questionable and illegal dealings of numerous large banking entities, such as J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and most recently, HSBC. Jason Hartman interviews the author of The Infiltrator: My Secret Life Inside the Dirty Banks Behind Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel, Robert Mazur about his undercover work in the drug cartels. Within this shroud of secrecy, Robert came to know the dirty bankers and businessmen that were in the hierarchy of Columbia's drug cartels, and he led the largest money-laundering takedown that brought about charges against more than 80 men and women across the globe. Many of the underworld bankers and business people are still powerful throughout the world, and the drug cartels are difficult, if not impossible, to stop because of the intricate web of lies and corruption in the financial systems. Robert Mazur is the President of Chase & Associates, and leads the company's initiatives in litigation support, financial investigations, anti-money laundering compliance and training. Since 1998, Mr. Mazur has directed the company's successful assistance to numerous law firms, public corporations, institutions, government agencies and professional business associations. Mr. Mazur is a graduate of Wagner College, Staten Island, NY. In July of 1998, he retired from a 27-year career as a federal agent. During his government career, he was a Senior Special Agent with three federal agencies (IRS - Criminal Investigation Division, U.S. Customs Service, and the Drug Enforcement Administration). Mr. Mazur is a court certified expert in the fields of money laundering and international drug trafficking. He has attained this certification in the federal criminal courts of both the U.S. and Canada. During his career as a federal agent, Mr. Mazur specialized as a long-term undercover agent in money laundering and drug investigations. He is best known for his 2-year undercover role as a money launderer in an investigation that resulted in the prosecutions of the Bank of Credit & Commerce International (BCCI), senior officers of BCCI, and high-ranking members of Colombian drug cartels. Mr. Mazur routinely designs and presents curriculum to federal, state and local law enforcement officers throughout the U.S and Caribbean. His lectures address Investigating Drug & Money Laundering Organizations, Managing Informants, Managing Undercover Operations, Financial Investigative Techniques, and Money Laundering in the Black Market Peso Exchange. Website: The Infiltrator: My Secret Life Inside the Dirty Banks Behind Pablo Escobar

So where do criminal tax cases come from? What makes the routine civil issue become a criminal prosecution? Jim Olson, Tax Rep Member and Former Supervisory Special Agent for the IRS Criminal Investigation Division sits down with Eric to discuss how cases arrive in IRS Criminal Investigations, and how does CI determine which ones to pursue and which ones to pass on. This episode should be extremely insightful for any tax practitioner who is curious what really happens inside CI when decide to take a case and run with it. Want to contact Jim Olson? He can be found here: Financial-Forensics.net

So where do criminal tax cases come from? What makes the routine civil issue become a criminal prosecution? Jim Olson, Tax Rep Member and Former Supervisory Special Agent for the IRS Criminal Investigation Division sits down with Eric to discuss how cases arrive in IRS Criminal Investigations, and how does CI determine which ones to pursue and which ones to pass on. This episode should be extremely insightful for any tax practitioner who is curious what really happens inside CI when decide to take a case and run with it. Want to contact Jim Olson? He can be found here: Financial-Forensics.net

If you’re following or trying to follow the Trump-Russia story, no doubt your head is filled with dozens of threads: the Trump Tower meetings; the dossier; the names of countless Russians, mobsters, and oligarchs, and bankers; banks in Germany, in Moscow, Cyprus, and Moldavia; money laundering; real estate deals; hedge funds; indictments; bankruptcies; and a cast of characters orbiting Trump that feels more like the bar scene in the original Star Wars. How is it possible then to understand it all? Especially if, as Steve Bannon told Michael Wolff, it’s all about following the money. We could all imagine some kind of huge whiteboard or bulletin board in Mueller’s office with arrows, and pictures, and bank logos, and lines, and threads connecting them all together. WhoWhatWhy.org has published a multi-part series entitled Deutsche Bank: A Global Bank for Oligarchs — Americans and Russians by Martin Sheil, a retired branch chief of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division.  His WhoWhatWhy series could easily be seen as part of a preamble or executive summary to the report that Mueller may ultimately deliver to Congress. My WhoWhatWhy.org conversation with Martin Sheil:

Forensic accountants catch fraudsters, money-laundering, and tax evasion. Former IRS Agent takes you behind the scenes of this unique accounting career. All in this episode of Abacus. Let?s Go! The post Careers in the IRS: Criminal Investigation Division appeared first on CPA Talent.

Forensic accountants catch fraudsters, money-laundering, and tax evasion. Former IRS Agent takes you behind the scenes of this unique accounting career. All in this episode of Abacus. Let’s Go! The post Careers in the IRS: Criminal Investigation Division appeared first on CPA Talent.

As the crash of the housing market and stock markets unfolded several years ago, we learned much about the often questionable and illegal dealings of numerous large banking entities, such as J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and most recently, HSBC. Jason Hartman interviews the author of The Infiltrator: My Secret Life Inside theDirty Banks Behind Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel, Robert Mazur about his undercover work in the drug cartels. Within this shroud of secrecy, Robert came to know the dirty bankers and businessmen that were in the hierarchy of Columbia's drug cartels, and he led the largest money-laundering takedown that brought about charges against more than 80 men and women across the globe. Many of the underworld bankers and business people are still powerful throughout the world, and the drug cartels are difficult, if not impossible, to stop because of the intricate web of lies and corruption in the financial systems. For more about Robert's experiences and facts about what is still going on throughout the world, listen at:  www.HolisticSurvival.com. Robert Mazur is the President of Chase & Associates, and leads the company's initiatives in litigation support, financial investigations, anti-money laundering compliance and training. Since 1998, Mr. Mazur has directed the company's successful assistance to numerous law firms, public corporations, institutions, government agencies and professional business associations. Mr. Mazur is a graduate of Wagner College, Staten Island, NY. In Julyof 1998, he retired from a 27-year career as a federal agent. During his government career, he was a Senior Special Agent with three federal agencies (IRS - Criminal Investigation Division, U.S. Customs Service, and the Drug Enforcement Administration). Mr. Mazur is a court certified expert in the fields of money laundering andinternational drug trafficking. He has attained this certification in the federal criminal courts of both the U.S. and Canada.During his career as a federal agent, Mr. Mazur specialized as a long-term undercover agent in money laundering and druginvestigations. He is best known for his 2-year undercover role as a money launderer in an investigation that resulted in the prosecutions of the Bank of Credit & Commerce International (BCCI), senior officers of BCCI, and high-ranking members of Colombian drug cartels. Mr. Mazur routinely designs and presents curriculum to federal, state and local law enforcement officers throughout the U.S and Caribbean. His lectures address Investigating Drug & Money LaunderingOrganizations, Managing Informants, Managing Undercover Operations, Financial Investigative Techniques, and Money Laundering in the Black Market Peso Exchange.

Another week, another Flagship! This week, the CryptoBasic Avengers have assembled to talk shit about big tech. The roasting session begins with Telegram and ends with Libra, given the fact that all bullshit leads to the Big Zucc. Additionally, Epic Games is starting to get its feet wet with crypto and eToro is making... interesting strides in the world of bot trading. All of the above and more on today's episode, so tune in! Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this week's Flagship Friday.   Rapid Fire Crypto Question Added to 1040 Form for 2019. $550M Worth of ETH is locked up in various DeFi Solutions at the moment Satoshi is officially a word in the Oxford Dictionary Oxford added 650 words to the their English dictionary and one of them was Satoshi. "The smallest monetary unit in the Bitcoin digital payment system, equal to one hundred millionth of a bitcoin. Bitcoin was added in 2013. Other words added were whatevs and chillax lol Bitcoin Mining Revenue Jumps By $1bil in 2 months Took 8 years to reach $5 billion revenue, One year after that it reached $10 billion in August 2018 And now it's about to eclipse $15bill in early 2020. Booking.com Latest Firm To Drop Out Of Libra Booking.com left on Monday of this week and now 21 of it's original 28 backers are still there. Seven backers have all left within the past week. Happened on the same day FB was in Geneva with all the other companies formally signing on. Telegram In Hot Water With The SEC SEC has formally instructed Telegram Group to halt the sales of cryptocurrency Gram "filed an emergency action and obtained temporary restraining order against two offshore entities" Why? - "conducting an alleged unregistered, ongoing digital token offering in the U.S. and overseas" Remember they raised $1.7 billion So by failing to register the sale of tokens back in Jan 2018, which are considered securities, they are in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 “Our emergency action today is intended to prevent Telegram from flooding the US markets with digital tokens that we allege were unlawfully sold,” failed to provide investors with info regarding business operations, financial condition, risk factors, & management And remember this quote from a NYT article we covered a few weeks ago on the show "Telegram promised in legal documents that it would deliver Grams to investors by Oct. 31, 2019, or give back the money." Making matters worse, violation of Securities Act may mean Telegram has to forfeit the $1.7b it raised “We have repeatedly stated that issuers cannot avoid the federal securities laws just by labeling their product a cryptocurrency or a digital token,” So what are they going to do? Telegram Looks to Cut Deal With TON Blockchain Investors After SEC Order They notified investors that the TON project will launch later, to April 30 2020 From an email to investors "We disagree with the SEC’s legal position and intend to vigorously defend the lawsuit. We are proposing to extend the deadline date in order to provide additional time to resolve the SEC’s lawsuit and work with other governmental authorities in advance of the launch of the TON network.” The investors (token holders) have to agree to delay, and there are two groups (2 rounds of investing) 2nd round investors have till Oct 23 to sign & approve, If investors choose not to sign they can get back approximately 77% of their money. 1st round investors got different communication Court hearing scheduled for Oct 24 Libra Time! Like we said last week, I guess Libra gets its own section. Booking.com has dropped out of the Libra foundation. Mercado Pago drops out of the Libra foundation Ebay has dropped out of the Facebook Libra foundation. Stripe has dropped out of Facebook Libra foundation. Visa has dropped out of Facebook Libra foundation Mastercard has dropped out of Libra Foundation Warren Davidson - US Senator (R)-Ohio: Facebook should drop the Libra project and Adopt Bitcoin. NANO has released a plugin for Unreal Engine . Tons of game son this engine - Assassin's Creed, Batman games, Borderlands, literally hundreds of games. I checked out the Demo, it was super cool. The game had a real time wallet transaction list. You paid to join the game in Nano, and then every monster you killed earned you nano in real time, transferred to your wallet as soon as you killed the monster. Then you could spend nano to buy items in the game. Imagine a Fortnite or other battle royale game where you spent a little money to join, and first place got it all. A reddit user pointed out 0 spending $500 and give them their allowance there. CFTC Chairman gives opinion on Ether CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has said ether is a commodity Speaking to Yahoo Finance he made the following statement “We’ve been very clear on bitcoin: bitcoin is a commodity. We haven’t said anything about ether – until now, It is my view as chairman of the CFTC that ether is a commodity.” Concerning currencies created by hard forks “It stands to reason that similar assets should be treated similarly. If the underlying asset, the original digital asset, hasn’t been determined to be a security and is therefore a commodity, most likely the forked asset will be the same. Unless the fork itself raises some securities law issues under that classic Howey Test.” eToro Launches a Crypto Trading Bot that is 100% Based on Twitter sentiment. I hate that this thing might work. It uses an AI to scrap Twitter for sentiment on crypto assets and allocates the portfolio accordingly. Requires a $2k min investment. It's in partnership with the TIE Data Analysis firm. Current Allocations DONT OPEN 47% DASH 25% EOS 21% XRP 5% IOTA 2% ETC I was a little bit disingenuous - There are only 13 monitored assets. BTC, ETH, XRP, IOTA, BCH, NEO, ETC, DASH, EOS, XLM, LTC, ZEC, ADA They've also said they're eliminating 90% of all posts because they believe they come from bots. HOLY SHIT. They also have to program the AI to figure out if EOS referrs to, say, the EOS blockchain or the EOS camera. They said they know there's a ton of XRP shills out there, for instance, pushing an XRP tweetstorm every day, but they compare it to the previous day to make any decisions on allocation THAT'S A SCAM S Korea/US bust giant child porn site by following bitcoin trail (Maybe it's not a scam but thought it should go here) SK man arrested, 337 others charged in global sweep rescued 23 victims since march 2018 Jong Woo Son, 23, operated a Darknet market that accepted Bitcoin and distributed more than 1mill sexually explicit videos involving children. Serving 18 months in prison in SK. Seems low. “Our agency’s ability to analyze the blockchain and de-anonymize Bitcoin transactions allowed for the identification of hundreds of predators around the world,” Fort said. “The scale of this crime is eye-popping and sickening.” IRS Criminal Investigation Division also claimed credit. Don Fort, chief of the division Shots Fired! Tone Vays was on a Panel with CSW and he showed up wearing a shirt that said "We are all Satoshi Nakamoto - Except Craig S. Wright". The panel was actually amazing they all hated each other. Watch it here.