What does it mean when someone is charged with being a "kingpin"? I think is has to do with the IRS?

Question

What is the name of the charge and what time or consequence does it carry? Please explain????!!!!!

Answer 1

Generally speaking, it means to be in charge of a relatively large criminal enterprise.

Answer 2

A kingpin simply runs the organization. If it has to do with the IRS they have a RICO charge, in other words they didn't pay taxes on what they made.

Answer 3

The term "kingpin" generally refers to whoever is ultimately in charge. It's frequently used when referring to illegal activities. A drug "kingpin" would be at or near the top of the cartel's hierarchy.

Answer 4

Criminal Investigation serves the American public by investigating potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes in a manner that fosters confidence in the tax system and compliance with the law.

Publication 3859 (7-2001)

Catalog Number 32294S

FInes and Imprisonment

Focus on Tax
Tax cases involving legally earned income are and continue to be a priority for IRS Criminal Investigation, followed by money laundering and illegal source income cases.

Why is IRS Criminal Investigation involved in financial crimes?
Since the inception of IRS Criminal Investigation, special agents have been trained to follow the money. No matter what the source, all income earned, both legal and illegal, has the potential of becoming involved in crimes which fall within the investigative jurisdiction of IRS Criminal Investigation. IRS special agents conduct full, in-depth financial investigations which are intensely revealing about income sources, business transactions and business associates. Such complex financial investigations often lead right to the door of a major tax evader, a drug kingpin, a fraudulent telemarketer, or corrupt conduct by healthcare executives, return preparers, or even the local grocery store operator.

ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
Tax violations
Money Laundering
Currency Crimes
Asset Forfeiture
THREE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIES
The Criminal Investigation Program Strategy is comprised of three interdependent programs: Legal Source Tax Crimes; Illegal Source Financial Crimes; and Narcotics-Related Financial Crimes. These three areas are mutually supportive, and they encourage utilization of all statutes within IRS-CI’s jurisdiction, the grand jury process, and various enforcement techniques to combat tax, money laundering and currency crime violations.

LEGAL SOURCE TAX CRIMES
IRS-CI’s primary resource commitment is to develop and investigate Legal Source tax investigations. These investigations involve legal industries and occupations, and more specifically, legally earned income. Legal Source Tax Crimes includes those cases that threaten the tax system, such as Questionable Refund cases, unscrupulous return preparers and frivolous filers/ non-filers who challenge the legality of the filing requirement, and employment tax fraud cases.

ILLEGAL SOURCE FINANCIAL CRIMES
The Illegal Source Financial Crimes Program recognizes that illegal source proceeds, which are part of the untaxed underground economy, are a threat to the voluntary tax compliance system and failure to investigate these cases would erode public confidence in the tax system. Within this program, IRS-CI will commit resources to those investigations that involve proceeds derived from sources other than narcotics. This program encompasses all tax and tax related violations, as well as money laundering and currency violations.

NARCOTICS-RELATED FINANCIAL CRIMES
The primary objective in the Narcotics-Related Financial Crimes Program is to reduce the profit and financial gains of narcotics trafficking and money laundering organizations that comprise a significant portion of the untaxed underground economy. Under this program, IRS-CI will seek to identify, investigate and assist in the prosecution of the most significant narcotics-related tax and money laundering offenders.

ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
The Chief, Criminal Investigation is in the IRS headquarters office located in Washington, DC. The Chief directs the policies and programs for IRS Criminal Investigation nationwide. Those responsibilities include the enforcement of the criminal statues relative to tax administration and related financial crimes; violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, and the Money Laundering Control Act. There are 35 Special-Agents-In-Charge reporting to the Chief CI through six Directors of Field Operations. Of the 4,500 employees, approximately 3,000 are Special Agents, highly specialized and expertly trained financial investigators.

FRAUD & MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAMS
General Tax Fraud
Return Preparer Fraud
Questionable Refunds
Foreign & Domestic Trusts
Frivolous Filer/Non-Filer
Employment Tax Fraud
Excise Tax Fraud
Bankruptcy Fraud
Telemarketing Fraud
Healthcare Fraud
Financial Institution Fraud
Insurance Fraud
Gaming
Public Corruption
Narcotics-Related Issues
Organized Crime Issues