IRS Now Strongly Focused On So-Called “Cryptocurrency”
On behalf of Rosenblum Schwartz & Fry posted in White Collar Crimes on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Criminal law authorities and enforcers in the United States are being progressively challenged these days by unfolding technologies that test their abilities to monitor citizens’ actions and call out unlawful behavior when they allege it is occurring. Investigators sometimes go to court for approval to unlock smartphones they suspect were used to abet crime, for example. The “dark web” spells a relatively new landscape where all manner of subterfuge and criminal activity is alleged. Hackers’ expertise is cited in everything from ransom attempts to large-scale identity theft. …