IRS special agents Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler were assigned to Bessent's office as senior advisers for IRS reform, and Shapley was named deputy director of criminal investigations at the agency.

But the IRS Criminal Investigation unit, which employed 2,144 special agents in 2023, is different from the larger IRS workforce of roughly 89,000 workers.

An IRS whistleblower who testified publicly about investigations into Hunter Biden’s taxes is expected to be promoted to IRS acting commissioner.

In opening statements, attorneys for IRS Special Agent Larry Brown blamed the agency for the death of another agent, who died following delays in medical care after Brown accidentally shot him.

Many don’t realize the IRS has a law enforcement division, but these special agents investigate some of the nation’s most complex financial crimes. Armed and highly trained, they target tax evasion, ...

IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley, who alleged a Justice Department cover-up in the Hunter Biden tax investigation, will be promoted by President Trump and serve as acting commissioner of the agency ...

But the IRS Criminal Investigation unit, which employed 2,144 special agents in 2023, is different from the larger IRS workforce of roughly 89,000 workers.