the Internal Revenue Service
noun
: the department of the U.S. federal government that is responsible for collecting taxes
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Four members of an Arlington family have been convicted of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service in a scheme worth millions, federal attorneys said Friday.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Other offices in the building included the Internal Revenue Service; the Bureau of Animal Industry; lighthouse, locomotive and steamboat inspections; and even a department for oleomargarine, to protect the dairy industry from being undercut by the cheaper butter substitute.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The case, which entered the public eye after a five-year investigation, drew national headlines and was described in detail on the Internal Revenue Service’s website.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
In late 2018, Dave Mesler, a special agent with the Internal Revenue Service’s criminal investigation unit, got an intriguing tip from employees at another Las Vegas casino.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Other offices in the building included the Internal Revenue Service; the Bureau of Animal Industry; lighthouse, locomotive and steamboat inspections; and even a department for oleomargarine, to protect the dairy industry from being undercut by the cheaper butter substitute.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The case, which entered the public eye after a five-year investigation, drew national headlines and was described in detail on the Internal Revenue Service’s website.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
In late 2018, Dave Mesler, a special agent with the Internal Revenue Service’s criminal investigation unit, got an intriguing tip from employees at another Las Vegas casino.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
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