Two recent raids targeting businesses in Springfield, Massachusetts suggest that federal and state law enforcement agencies may soon be targeting other similar types of businesses in similarly-sized cities such as Worchester, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island. The raids were conducted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in coordination with Massachusetts State Police and targeted a local strip club and restaurant. It is unclear whether the raids followed an IRS audit or were triggered by other factors.

According to a recent AP news report published on Boston.com, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents recently raided two Massachusetts businesses working in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Massachusetts State Police.

Authorities throughout the United States have been aggressively pursuing individuals suspected of tax evasion, along with the institutions that helped them. Among recent criminal cases include convictions against individuals who helped clients to file fraudulent tax returns; convictions against individuals who ran a fraud ring and collected refunds inappropriately using information from deceased individuals; and a conviction against a man who embezzled $3 million from clients and failed to report the income to the IRS.