Tax Crime Junkies

This episode has everything: a double murder, a secret affair, a fabricated online identity, and a crime scene that didn’t quite add up. When IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent Brendan Banfield reported that he had shot an intruder attacking his wife, it initially appeared to be a tragic case

What happens when the person documenting a fraud has no idea he’s filming evidence? In this episode of Tax Crime Junkies, Dominique sits down with Steve Beal, the videographer who spent years capturing the rise of DC Solar from the inside. Steve was hired to film the success story: the NASCAR sponso

In today’s special April Fool’s episode, Dominique and Tom take on one of the most universal experiences in tax practice… calling the IRS. If you’ve ever sat on hold, faxed the same POA three times, refreshed transcripts that don’t exist, or explained to a client (again) why nothing has changed in 4

What starts as a rags-to-riches story—a mechanic turned clean-energy entrepreneur—quickly spirals into one of the largest tax fraud schemes in U.S. history. Jeff Carpoff built DC Solar into a billion-dollar empire fueled by lucrative federal tax credits, investor hype, and a story people wanted to b

This one’s a little off our usual path—but it’s too good (and too important) to ignore. In this bonus episode, Dominique breaks down the viral and bizarre lawsuit against rapper Afroman following a 2022 police raid on his home… a raid that led to no criminal charges, but did lead to something else: