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Webinar: Women in Tax From Red Flags to Handcuffs:  How Tax Cases Turn Criminal

March 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

1 Participatory MCLE Credits

Not every audit stays civil. Meet Carolyn Schenck, former National Fraud Counsel and Senior Level Counsel (Offshore), who will break down how and why the IRS decides a case has crossed the fraud line—and what happens next. She will walk through the life cycle of an IRS Criminal Investigation, from early red flags and parallel civil proceedings to interviews, subpoenas, and charging decisions. Drawing on real-world experience, the discussion will explain what actually triggers a referral to IRS-CI, how cases are built behind the scenes, and the investigative techniques agents use long before anyone is indicted. She will also cover what to do—and what not to do—when there is a knock on the door, including how early decisions can define the trajectory of a case. This is Fraud 101 for real life: practical guidance, concrete examples, and lessons from the front lines of federal tax enforcement.

Speakers: Carolyn A. Schenck

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Carolyn Shenck

Carolyn A. Schenck joined Caplin & Drysdale in 2025 after two decades of public service. Most recently she served as the National Fraud Counsel and Senior Level Counsel (Offshore) in the Office of Chief Counsel at theIRS.Ms. Schenck assists corporations, individuals, families, trust companies, and tax professionals with criminal and civil tax enforcement and compliance matters. Specifically, she helps clients navigate compliance issues even before IRS involvement, as well as advising clients on civil examinations, summons and subpoena matters, tax and penalty issues, sensitive audits and fraud cases, criminal tax investigations, and related litigation. Ms. Schenck was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC) for her extraordinary professional achievements and her dedication to improving the practice of tax law.

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