Thread by @Peaceful_411

Shout Out to the IRS-CI
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IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is the only federal agency that devotes 100% of resources to investigating financial crimes. IRS-CI is also the only agency with jurisdiction over federal tax crimes.

forbes.com/sites/kellyphi…

IRS-CI Chief Don Fort: “Through the sophisticated tracing of bitcoin transactions, IRS-CI special agents were able to determine location of the Darknet server, identify the administrator of the website & ultimately track down the website server’s physical location in S Korea." /2

“This large-scale criminal enterprise that endangered the safety of children around the world is NO MORE.” /3

IRS-CI Chief Fort further explains: “Our agency’s ability to analyze the blockchain and de-anonymize bitcoin transactions allowed for the identification of hundreds of predators around the world.” /4

And then IRS-CI Chief Fort waxed poetic: “You used to hide by laundering your money through shell companies around the country, but we traced you. You took your money offshore and hid around the world, but we found you." /5

"You went on the dark web thinking that your actions were anonymous, but they weren’t, and we again FOUND YOU." /6

"You now deal in crypto-currency, again thinking this will make you anonymous, but our agents have once again proved that there is NOWHERE you can hide.

We will NOT STOP in our pursuit.”

Thanks for playing,
IRS-CI Chief Don Fort

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IRS-CI Chief Don Fort oversees a worldwide staff of nearly 3,500 employees, including approximately 2,500 special agents, who investigate crimes involving tax, money laundering, public corruption, cyber, ID theft, narcotics, and terrorist-financing.