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IRM 9.3.2 outlines procedures for publicity of
criminal matters. In general, the local Criminal Investigation (CI) Public
Information Officer (PIO) will work with the local U.S. Attorney in accordance
with CIs IRM and the Department of Justices guidelines, Title 28, Code of
Federal Regulations, Section 50.2, “Release of information by
personnel of the Department of Justice relating to criminal and civil proceedings
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for publicity on local cases. For cases of national scope, or for
national media, National Media Relations will coordinate publicity efforts
with CI Communication and Education Headquarters.

Publicity of civil cases generally falls to the
Department of Justice and/or the local U.S. Attorney. However, in some cases,
the IRS may decide to proactively publicize civil cases or issues. This will
be determined on a case-by-case basis, and should be coordinated through National
Media Relations for matters with national scope or for national media, or
through the Field Media Relations Specialist for local matters with local
media.

For publicity of tax fraud issues or tax schemes
that are not case related, the Field Media Relations Specialist will work
with the local CI PIO to develop local strategies, and the National Media
Relations Branch will work with CI Communication and Education Headquarters
to develop national strategies.