{"id":2606127,"date":"2026-05-23T07:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-could-soon-fire-rogue-agent-behind-aggressive-tax-investigations\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T07:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:40:45","slug":"irs-could-soon-fire-rogue-agent-behind-aggressive-tax-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-could-soon-fire-rogue-agent-behind-aggressive-tax-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS could soon fire &#8216;rogue&#8217; agent behind aggressive tax investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firs-could-soon-fire-rogue-agent-behind-aggressive-tax-investigations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606127&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A long-time IRS Criminal Investigation agent, Brian Visalli, reportedly faces termination after allegations that he failed to file accurate and timely tax returns and was not fully candid about income involving his physician wife. The disciplinary process, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg Tax, gives him until May 29 to respond, and the letter reportedly characterizes the conduct as \u201cegregious\u201d and deserving of dismissal due to the \u201chighest standards of conduct\u201d expected of IRS agents.<\/p>\n<p>Visalli counters that the action is retaliation for years of whistleblower complaints and public criticism of IRS leadership and enforcement practices, including publishing a lengthy Tax Notes essay calling for institutional reform. Some IRS watchdogs interviewed by the Washington Examiner argue his behavior has gone beyond typical investigation work-blending roles as investigator, activist, and public figure-pointing to his conference\/media presence and promotions, such as being advertised as a keynote speaker in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Despite support from some Democrats tied to Visalli\u2019s politically sensitive cases-such as investigations involving wealthy taxpayers using Malta pension structures and Puerto Rico\u2019s Act 60-critics note that the alleged inaccuracies in his own returns include specific errors,even if he claims the amended filings ultimately showed the couple overpaid. Federal employment law also makes firing especially difficult, with sources suggesting that employees frequently enough frame themselves as whistleblowers onc discipline begins. The IRS declined to comment on the personnel matter, and Visalli did not respond to requests for comment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A veteran <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/irs\/\">IRS<\/a> criminal investigator who publicly criticized his own agency while leading aggressive tax enforcement investigations against wealthy individuals could soon be fired over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-says-doj-investigating-alleged-obama-biden-effort-against-trump\/\" title=\"Bondi says DOJ investigating alleged Obama-Biden effort against Trump\">alleged misconduct tied<\/a> to his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-million-mystery-dollars-found-in-bidens-2017-tax-returns-republicans-demand-answers-amid-bribery-allegations\/\" title=\"Republicans are demanding answers over alleged bribery as  million mystery dollars are discovered in Biden&#039;s 2017 tax returns.\">personal tax returns<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brian Visalli, a nearly 25-year special agent in the IRS Criminal Investigation division, has until May 29 to respond to allegations that he failed to file accurate and timely tax returns over a three-year period and demonstrated a \u201clack of candor\u201d involving income earned by his physician wife, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bloombergtax.com\/daily-tax-report\/irs-delays-plan-to-fire-agent-in-fraud-cases-over-his-tax-return\">according to<\/a> documents reviewed by <em>Bloomberg Tax<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4578089\/feeding-our-future-ringleader-aimee-bock-sentenced-41-years\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Feeding Our Future ringleader Aimee Bock sentenced to 41 years in federal prison<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4577675\/feeding-our-future-mastermind-somali-accomplices\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Feeding Our Future mastermind says Somali accomplices scammed her<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4563838\/palisades-fire-suspect-evidentiary-hearing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Palisades fire suspect appears at evidentiary hearing ahead of trial<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The disciplinary letter, signed by acting Deputy Director Carissa Messick, reportedly described the conduct as \u201cegregious\u201d and said Visalli\u2019s dismissal was warranted because IRS agents must be held to the \u201chighest standards of conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visalli has framed the disciplinary action as retaliation for years of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/whistleblowers\/\">whistleblower complaints<\/a> he has filed targeting agency leadership and enforcement practices, according to a letter he wrote to his current and former colleagues. Last year, he published a roughly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taxnotes.com\/featured-analysis\/world-taxcraft-defeating-transfer-pricings-dark-arts-economic-substance-magic\/2025\/09\/30\/7t1c8\">6,000-word essay<\/a> in <em>Tax Notes<\/em> calling out IRS leadership for failing to aggressively pursue corporate tax avoidance schemes and calling for broader institutional reform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But some IRS watchdogs who spoke to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> say Visalli has blurred the line between investigator, activist, and self-promoter in ways highly unusual for a federal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\">criminal<\/a> investigator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis guy is just the latest in a long line of people at the IRS that seem to take matters into their own hands,\u201d Chuck Flint, president of the Alliance for IRS Accountability, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cHe\u2019s a rogue agent, very clearly doing his own thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flint pointed to Visalli\u2019s public appearances, conference speeches, and media activity as evidence he operated outside the traditional culture of IRS Criminal Investigation agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One such appearance came in April 2025, when Visalli was promoted as a keynote speaker for the University of Illinois Chicago Business accounting banquet, where organizers advertised him as a featured IRS special agent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHY6vLNx0yM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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Those inquiries drew interesting praise from congressional <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democrats<\/a>, including Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-wyden\/\">Ron Wyden<\/a> (D-OR) and Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4526379\/house-investigation-swalwell-gonzales-cherfilus-mccormick-mills\/\">Nydia Velazquez<\/a> (D-NY), who jumped to the defense of Visalli after reports surfaced that the IRS intended to fire him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/puerto-rico\/\">Puerto Rico<\/a> investigations focused on wealthy U.S. residents relocating to the island under Act 60, a law designed to attract investment through major tax incentives, although critics of the IRS have argued those types of enforcement efforts have disproportionately affected wealthy conservatives and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\">Republican<\/a> donor circles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visalli contends the alleged tax filing issues involving his own records were minor and unintentional. According to <em>Bloomberg Tax<\/em>, the disputed returns included a $133 shortfall tied to an investment and an erroneous $3,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >000 pandemic-era child tax credit payment<\/a>. Visalli argued the amended returns later showed the couple had actually overpaid the government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, the broader context of his alleged shortfalls involving his personal records cuts against the idea that Visalli is the victim of arbitrary retaliation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf an agency is actually moving toward firing someone in a position like this, there\u2019s usually already a substantial record built up internally,\u201d Tom Jones, president of the conservative American Accountability Foundation, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IRS has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-responds-to-u-s-bill-taking-aim-at-regime-for-alleged-forced-labor-in-xinjiang-province\/\" title=\"China responds to U.S. bill taking aim at regime for alleged forced labor in Xinjiang province\">long faced accusations<\/a> from Republicans that it rarely disciplines politically connected officials or employees tied to controversial enforcement conduct, particularly after the Obama-era Tea Party targeting scandal involving former IRS official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lois-lerner\/\">Lois Lerner<\/a>. Several officials connected to that controversy remained in senior agency roles for years afterward, including former Lerner deputy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3417397\/trump-irs-democrat-officials-bias\/\">Holly Paz<\/a>, who was eventually <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3799011\/irs-official-holly-paz-proposed-removal\/\">proposed for removal<\/a> by the Trump administration in September but later exited through a negotiated settlement rather than termination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prospects for Visalli\u2019s firing remain an open question despite the looming Friday deadline for his response to the agency. Federal employees, particularly career law enforcement personnel, are notoriously difficult to fire due to extensive civil service protections and appeals processes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One source familiar with federal employment disputes said it is common for embattled government employees to recast themselves as whistleblowers once disciplinary proceedings begin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverybody becomes a whistleblower when they\u2019re about to get fired,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another source familiar with the matter called the IRS an agency that has been \u201cstructurally allergic to discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4579343\/trump-anti-weaponization-fund-help-others\/\">TRUMP SAYS HE \u2018GAVE UP A LOT OF MONEY\u2019 SO \u2018ANTI-WEAPONIZATION\u2019 FUND COULD HELP OTHERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo when management actually moves to fire a 25-year agent over candor findings, people should ask why,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IRS declined to comment publicly on the matter, citing federal restrictions on discussing personnel cases. 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