Collaboration is part of national program in IRS’ Criminal Investigation Division
The Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division (CID) will jointly participate in a mock fraud investigation on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in rm. 232 of the Graduate School of Management building. The event is sponsored by UNM’s Center for Information Assurance Research and Education (CIARE).
Approximately 15 individuals, including seven special agents form the IRS and eight UNM students are participating in the mock investigation, which is part of a national program.
The scenario for the investigation includes an anonymous informant who turns over information about a business owner who is skimming profits from the company without reporting them to the IRS. With direction from the special agents, students will try to figure out how the fraud is occurring utilizing various techniques. Students will also interact with each other to try and figure out what they should be doing to help crack the case.
“We’re excited the IRS’ Criminal Investigation Division is willing to make this commitment,” said Professor Rich Brody. “The CID is bringing in these special agents as well as some high tech equipment on a Saturday morning to participate.
"Local CID agents around the country use this program to showcase the opportunities available in this career field to high school and college students. For our students, all who have volunteered to participate, it will be an amazing experience and it fits in perfectly with what we talk about in our classes.”
The IRS’ CID investigates 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. While other federal agencies also have investigative jurisdiction for money laundering and some bank secrecy act violations, the IRS is the only federal agency that can investigate potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code.
Directed by Chief Eileen Mayer, Criminal Investigation, and John Imhoff, Deputy Chief, Criminal Investigation, the CID oversees a worldwide staff of approximately 4,400 employees, including approximately 2,800 special agents who investigate and assist in the prosecution of criminal tax, money laundering and narcotics-related financial crime cases.
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