IRS Criminal Investigation

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criminal investigation division federal law enforcement agency

IRS Criminal Investigation is the law enforcement arm of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service responsible for investigating potential criminal violations of the federal tax code and related financial crimes.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation	32
IRS Criminal Investigation division	2
IRS CI	1
IRS Criminal Investigation canonical	1
Internal Revenue Service–Criminal Investigation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T481310 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IRS Criminal Investigation
Context triple: [Criminal Investigation Division, alsoKnownAs, IRS Criminal Investigation]

A. Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal federal law enforcement and domestic intelligence agency of the United States, responsible for investigating and enforcing federal laws and protecting national security.
B. Computer Crimes Unit
The Computer Crimes Unit is a specialized division of the Massachusetts State Police that investigates and analyzes technology-related and cyber-enabled criminal activity.
C. Office of Investigations
The Office of Investigations is the U.S. Secret Service division responsible for conducting criminal investigations, including financial crimes, cybercrime, and threats against protectees.
D. Office of Investigations
The Office of Investigations is a division within the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General responsible for conducting criminal, civil, and administrative investigations into fraud, waste, and abuse affecting the department’s programs and operations.
E. Criminal Investigations Division
The Criminal Investigations Division is a specialized unit of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department responsible for conducting in-depth investigations into serious and complex crimes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IRS Criminal Investigation
Target entity description: IRS Criminal Investigation is the law enforcement arm of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service responsible for investigating potential criminal violations of the federal tax code and related financial crimes.

A. Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal federal law enforcement and domestic intelligence agency of the United States, responsible for investigating and enforcing federal laws and protecting national security.
B. Computer Crimes Unit
The Computer Crimes Unit is a specialized division of the Massachusetts State Police that investigates and analyzes technology-related and cyber-enabled criminal activity.
C. Office of Investigations
The Office of Investigations is the U.S. Secret Service division responsible for conducting criminal investigations, including financial crimes, cybercrime, and threats against protectees.
D. Office of Investigations
The Office of Investigations is a division within the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General responsible for conducting criminal, civil, and administrative investigations into fraud, waste, and abuse affecting the department’s programs and operations.
E. Criminal Investigations Division
The Criminal Investigations Division is a specialized unit of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department responsible for conducting in-depth investigations into serious and complex crimes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	criminal investigation division ⓘ federal law enforcement agency ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ Homeland Security Investigations ⓘ United States Attorney’s Offices ⓘ United States Secret Service ⓘ state and local law enforcement agencies ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ⓘ Joint Terrorism Task Forces on terrorism‑related financing cases ⓘ linked to: Joint Terrorism Task Force international law enforcement partners on cross‑border financial crimes ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	forensic accountants ⓘ professional staff ⓘ special agents ⓘ
enforces	Bank Secrecy Act ⓘ Internal Revenue Code criminal provisions ⓘ linked to: Internal Revenue Code selected money laundering statutes ⓘ
focusesOn	high‑impact tax and financial crime cases ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	IRS CI ⓘ linked to: IRS Criminal Investigation
hasHeadquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
headedBy	Chief, IRS Criminal Investigation ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
language	English ⓘ
legalForm	federal government component ⓘ
overseenBy	United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
parentAgency	Internal Revenue Service ⓘ
partOf	Internal Revenue Service ⓘ
primaryMission	to serve the American public by investigating potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes ⓘ
provides	criminal investigative support to civil IRS functions when appropriate ⓘ
responsibleFor	investigating Bank Secrecy Act violations ⓘ investigating abusive tax schemes ⓘ investigating certain cyber‑enabled financial crimes ⓘ investigating criminal violations related to cryptocurrency and virtual assets when tax or BSA related ⓘ investigating employment tax fraud ⓘ investigating false tax returns ⓘ investigating money laundering offenses related to tax crimes ⓘ investigating potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code ⓘ investigating refund fraud ⓘ investigating structuring of financial transactions ⓘ investigating tax evasion ⓘ investigating tax fraud ⓘ investigating willful failure to file tax returns ⓘ tracing illicit financial flows in complex financial investigations ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
uses	electronic surveillance with court authorization ⓘ forensic accounting techniques ⓘ search warrants and seizure warrants ⓘ undercover operations ⓘ

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