"Top Trump administration officials told prosecutors early this year that tax investigations were not a priority,
three people familiar with the discussions said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss
the department’s internal deliberations. Participants concluded that
the department’s new management
was 'very skeptical about white-collar crime and whether we should be doing those cases,'one person familiar with the discussions recalled."
"The administration made deep cuts to the Internal Revenue Service’s criminal investigative unit,
and some of those who remained were ordered to start working on immigration cases or anti-crime patrols
in Washington, according to government records and officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity
because they were not allowed to discuss their work publicly. At the same time, the Justice Department
closed its Tax Division, and officials said a third or more of the criminal lawyers who worked there quit."
"The government estimates that it collects almost $700 billion less in taxes than it is owed each year.
Criminal prosecutions seek to recoup only a small fraction of that amount, but
the threat of prison
or large fines is meant to be one of the government’s key tools for deterring cheating.Experts including former IRS and Justice Department officials worry blunting the tool
could embolden more cheating."
https://www.reuters.com/world/tax-prosecutions-plunge-trump-shifts-crime-fighting-efforts-2025-12-10/
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