Why is IRS Involved in Narcotics Investigations?
One look at the daily newspaper is proof enough that crimes dealing with or motivated by money make up the majority of current criminal activity in the nation. Tax evasion, public corruption, health care fraud, and even drug trafficking are all examples of the types of crimes that revolve around money. In these cases, a financial investigation often becomes the key to a conviction. Traditional law enforcement relies on investigative tools such as crime scene analysis, physical evidence, fingerprint identification or eyewitness accounts. The limitations of these techniques become obvious to those who are trying to prove wrongdoing in a sophisticated financial crime. With no proof, there is no conviction. When the Internal Revenue Service astounded Public Enemy Number 1, Alphonse Capone by obtaining a conviction for tax evasion and demanding millions of dollars in back taxes, Capone said, “They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money.” But it’s really pretty simple: No matter what t
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