I Was an IRS Agent — Here’s What They Don’t Tell You

Описание: Brian Watson spent over 20 years as a special agent in the IRS Criminal Investigation Division. In this episode, he explains how he got into the IRS, what the job is really like, and how criminal tax evasion cases are built from start to finish. Brian breaks down common myths about the IRS, how payroll tax cases work, what restitution actually means for defendants, and how investigations move from audits to criminal charges. This conversation offers a rare inside look at IRS criminal enforcement from someone who spent decades inside the system.

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Timestamps:
00:00 How Major Tax Evasion Gets Flagged
00:57 Inside the IRS Criminal Investigation Division
02:57 What IRS Special Agents Actually Do
06:36 An Unlikely Path to Becoming an IRS Agent
12:13 IRS Special Agent Training & Academy Life
16:13 The Reality of Criminal Tax Cases
20:21 How Tax Evasion Cases Really Begin
23:43 Following the Money: Real Case Examples
29:09 Technology, Digital Payments & Modern Crime
31:58 Cash Businesses, Informants & Undercover Work
34:50 Money Laundering Explained Simply
36:33 Crypto, Digital Payments & Financial Trails
39:52 Building & Organizing Financial Crime Cases
43:00 Managing Multiple Investigations at Once
45:44 Payroll Fraud, Cash Wages & Tax Violations
49:47 The $10,000 Rule, Banks & Structuring Crimes
53:38 Casinos, Reporting Requirements & Paper Trails
56:17 Working Joint Cases With Other Federal Agencies
01:00:34 Celebrity Cases, Media Pressure & Reality
01:04:17 Financial Damage & Empathy for Defendants
01:07:39 Asset Seizures, Restitution & What Rarely Gets Recovered
01:10:12 Preventing Internal IRS Fraud & Embezzlement
01:15:04 When Managers or Accountants Commit Tax Crimes
01:18:48 IRS Myths vs. the Human Side of Investigations
01:21:51 Do the Wealthy Actually Pay Their Taxes?
01:24:13 State Tax Agencies & Federal Coordination
01:25:04 Reflections on the Criminal Justice System
01:29:00 Biggest Lessons & Advice for Students
01:31:13 Final Thoughts & Closing