ATLANTA (WRBL) — On the five-year anniversary of the signing of the CARES, or Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the Atlanta Field Office of the IRS’s Criminal Investigation Unit is still prosecuting criminal acts committed during the pandemic.
“We’ve initiated 2,039 tax and money laundering cases related to COVID fraud,” said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Lisa Fontanette. “IRS criminal investigations and other federal agencies are investigating these crimes and will continue to do so.”
According to Fontanette, IRS-CS has a 97.4% conviction rate with these cases…