The IRS just issued its Criminal Investigation Annual Report. Budget constraints caused the staffing of Special Agents to drop to the lowest numbers in recent history, but 2013 included a 12.5 percent increase in investigations initiated and a nearly 18 percent gain in prosecution recommendations.
Specifically, CI initiated 5,314 cases and recommended 4,364 cases
A new Tax Court decision just came out – Potter v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2014-18. The case involved a “gentleman’s club” owner in Michigan.
In December 2006 IRS special agents engaged in an undercover investigation of Potter’s Pub, posing as buyers interested in acquiring the business. John Potter assured the agents that Potter’s Pub was
ESPN reported in August that Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel “…agreed to sign memorabilia in exchange for a five-figure flat fee during his trip to Miami for the Discover BCS National Championship.”
Of course the real fear for Texas A&M faithful was that he would lose his eligibility to play football for violating NCAA Bylaw