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February 2024

IRS targets corporate jet use in wealthy tax cheat crackdown

TL/DR - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced plans to audit the personal use of corporate jets, as part of a broader push to target tax evasion among the wealthy. The IRS will use funds from the Democrat-backed Inflation Reduction Act to boost enforcement efforts, with IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel stating the audits will help ensure…

Yakuza Leader Charged by Feds for Nuclear Materials Trafficking

TL/DR - Takeshi Ebisawa, a leader in the Japanese Yakuza crime syndicate, has been charged by federal prosecutors in the US with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar to other countries. The indictment alleges Ebisawa was attempting to sell these materials to Iran for the creation of a nuclear weapon. Ebisawa is also charged with…