Michael Helgesen

Special Agent, Office of Refund Crimes, IRS Criminal Investigation

Michael Helgesen is an IRS Criminal Investigation special agent working at IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C. In his current position he collaborates with Criminal Investigation field agents and internal IRS Operating Divisions on emerging trends in tax refund fraud and oversees Criminal Investigations efforts on the dark web as it relates to identity theft. Prior to his headquarters assignment he worked for eight years as a field agent in Washington, D.C. investigating identity theft and various other tax and financial crimes.


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