WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA JOINS DOJ FRAUD DIVISION, IRS, AND IRS-CI IN NATIONAL TAX ENFORCEMENT SURGE EXPOSING $490 MILLION 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:

35 U.S. Attorneys' Offices joined the Fraud Division in bringing enforcement actions against alleged fraudsters

OKLAHOMA CITY - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma today announced its participation in a nationwide enforcement effort led by the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Internal Revenue Service, and IRS Criminal Investigation targeting tax fraud and related offenses.

Between early September and today, federal prosecutors across the country facilitated fraud enforcement actions against 76 criminal defendants, reaching approximately $49...