Jens Kurt Heycke's Blog

September 17, 2025

Disbanding the DOJ Tax Division is a Gift to Billionaire Tax Cheats

For 33 years, veteran prosecutor Corey Smith pursued some of the biggest tax cheats in history, recovering literally billions of dollars for U.S. taxpayers. His career culminated with the Robert Brockman case, which is described in my book, Death, Taxes, and Turduckens. The case involved taxes and penalties of more than $1.4 billion; some former IRS investigators believe the actual settlement with the now deceased Brockman's estate should be more than $4 billion.

Smith and I recently wrote an Op-Ed, published by The Hill, which describes the DOJ's plan to dismantle its Tax Division and distribute its resources to regional offices. It argues that this plan will cripple efforts to make billionaire tax cheats pay their taxes.

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5...
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Published on September 17, 2025 18:28