The Trump Administration has prioritized deregulation, aiming to reduce compliance costs under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

Yesterday we were very pleased to welcome guest blogger, Don Fort, who is the Director of Investigations at Kostelanetz LLP, and the past Chief of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation ...

On March 28, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)’s criminal investigative arm, IRS Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), announced that it would be implementing a new program called CI-FIRST ...

The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit is increasingly relying on information provided by financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act to uncover tax-related crimes such as ...