IRS Delays Plan to Fire Agent in Fraud Cases Over His Tax Return

The Internal Revenue Service has given a longtime agent who led high-profile investigations of tax crimes by wealthy Americans and corporations a May 29 deadline to respond to allegations that he violated agency ethics by underreporting income on his personal tax return.

The IRS had notified the agent, Brian J. Visalli, that it intended to dismiss him as soon as this week. Visalli’s supervisors said his dismissal was warranted because he allegedly failed to file accurate and timely returns over three years, and acted with a “lack of candor” for not properly characterizing income earned by his wife.

But in ...