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title: The Life and Legacy of Elmer Irey
description: Elmer Irey created IRS Criminal Investigations and sought out tax evaders and corruption in the 1920's and 30's.
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# [The Life and Legacy of Elmer Irey](https://www.amlrightsource.com/resources/the-life-and-legacy-of-elmer-irey)

 Written by [AML RightSource](https://www.amlrightsource.com/resources/author/aml-rightsource) | April 29, 2021

In this episode of AML Conversations, John Byrne, Executive Vice President at AML RightSource, sits down with Paul Camacho, for an in-depth discussion about the life and legacy of Elmer Irey, the first Chief of IRS Criminal Investigations. John and Paul chat about how Irey created the unit, which invented forensic accounting, and aggressively pursued tax evaders and corruption in the United States.

 

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