IRS lists 4 crypto-related cases as priority cases for 2023

According to a report by Cointlegraph on December 13th, the Criminal Investigation Department of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has listed four cases related to cryptocurrency as one of the top ten "most prominent and noteworthy investigations" for 2023. These cases include investigations into the Silk Road market, OneCoin, Oyster Protocol founder "Bruno Block," and a money laundering scheme using Bitcoin self-service terminals.

Jim Le, the head of the department, stated in a statement, "Investigators have dismantled international tax evasion schemes that plunder people's personal information, investigated multi-level marketing schemes involving cryptocurrency, and exposed one of the largest fraud schemes in history surrounding renewable fuel credits."