A “massive national law enforcement sweep” to crack down on individuals suspected of identity theft was conducted last week by IRS and the Justice Department, IRS announced on January 31, 2012. We previously blogged about Identity Theft and steps to take to avoid same in this article.

In a related development, IRS auditors and investigators conducted 150 “extensive compliance visits” to what were described as money service businesses. The goal of these visits was to ensure that the check-cashing operations were not facilitating refund fraud and identity theft, IRS noted. “This unprecedented effort against identity theft sends a strong, unmistakable message to anyone considering participating in a refund fraud scheme this tax season,” said IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman.

The news release with a link “Special Identity Theft Enforcement Efforts-2012” can be viewed on the IRS website at https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=253147,00.html.

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