THE DISTRICT OF MAINE JOINS DOJ FRAUD DIVISION, IRS, AND IRS-CI IN NATIONAL TAX ENFORCEMENT SURGE EXPOSING $490M IN TAX FRAUD

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

PORTLAND, Maine:The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maine today announced a sentencing as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division, Internal Revenue Service, and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation targeting tax fraud and related offenses. The District of Maine was a key participant in this surge effort.

Between early September and today, federal prosecutors across the country facilitated fraud enforcement actions spanning over 76 criminal defendants, reaching approximately 490 million dollars in int...