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Enforcement ‘surge’ from DOJ, IRS uncovers $490M in suspected tax fraud

Justice and IRS officials said this won’t be the last tax fraud enforcement surge of its kind. But it's not yet clear how much money they'll claw back from suspected fraudsters.

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