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Where there is crime, there’s money and that is where IRS-CI comes in. As an IRS-CI special agent, you will be working in a challenging, fast-paced environment investigating a wide spectrum of financial crimes related to tax fraud and money laundering. You’ll often partner with the United States Attorney’s Office and other federal law enforcement agencies that rely on IRS-CI’s unique ability to follow the money and locate assets worldwide. We are the only federal agency designated to investigate federal tax crimes.
Mission Statement
Criminal Investigation (CI) serves the American public by investigating potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes in a manner that fosters confidence in the tax system and compliance with the law.
IRS-CI is the only federal law enforcement agency with the authority to investigate criminal tax violations under Title 26 of the United States Code
* Duty is to investigate criminal tax cases
* Tax evasion, refund fraud, failure to file tax returns
* “Follow the Money”
* Financial expertise and experience in investigating these types of violations is what sets us apart from other law enforcement agencies
* Authority to investigate violations relating to money laundering, public corruption, bribery, tax refund fraud, and identity theft
* Work with other federal and local law enforcement agencies
* Investigations span worldwide and allow agents to travel around the world to investigate violations
* 10 agents as attaches located around the globe
* Sworn law enforcement officers
* Badge, gun, authority to arrest and execute search and seizure warrant
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As the criminal world evolves, so do we. As an IRS-CI special agent, you will employ the latest technologies, coupled with ingenuity, tenacity, and team work to uncover the truth. You could be involved in a high-tech international cybercrime case that uses cryptocurrency or you may be investigating public corruption, health care fraud or a convoluted scheme involving offshore tax evasion. You may also be involved in dismantling a major drug trafficking organization. Many of our cases are high-profile and of national importance.
As an IRS-CI special agent, you will work an investigation from the initial lead, through arrest and the judicial process. You’ll participate in arrests, search warrants, surveillance, and undercover operations. You will be expected to carry firearms and regularly train in use of force tactics.
IRS-CI offers a great work-life balance. Most applicants obtain positions in the city of their choice and rarely relocate during their careers. However, for those that want to move up in the organization, leadership opportunities are plentiful and rewarding.
Agents hired at the GS-9 grade will earn between $69,017 and $84,190 based on location. Typically, after three to four years of service, most fully successful agents will progress to the GS-13 level, with annual earnings from $115,179 to $140,500, based on location.
The special agent position offers a pension after 20 to 25 years of service (based on age, with mandatory retirement at age 57). This pension includes health insurance benefits. Many retired agents leverage their experience and skills into lucrative second careers.
IRS-CI agents have a long-standing reputation of tirelessly working the most complex, multi-layered financial schemes and are relentless in their pursuit for the finest of details, typically leaving no stone unturned.
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