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FBI and IRS to investigate nonprofit groups for domestic terrorism links, sources say
The initiative targets nonprofits suspected of funding domestic terrorism, following a directive to prioritize investigations into extremist groups and potential tax crimes, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation launched a joint initiative to investigate nonprofits over suspected links to domestic terrorism or political violence, sources briefed on the matter said.
- This effort stems from a December memo by Attorney General Pam Bondi, which followed President Donald Trump's September executive order demanding a national strategy to disrupt networks that foment political violence.
- Agents will investigate potential 'tax crimes' in which organizations are 'suspected of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service,' targeting groups deemed 'extremist' under federal law.
- A new 'mission control command center' based at the FBI will house IRS-CI agents on one-year temporary assignments, leveraging specialized financial expertise to support enforcement actions.
- Former DOJ counsel Tom Brzozowski raised concerns about whether authorities have established proper 'predication' to justify amassing lists of nonprofit groups, citing risks of weaponized tax enforcement.
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FBI and IRS to investigate nonprofit groups for domestic terrorism links, sources say
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