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Background
Steven H. Levy is a former Special
Agent with twenty-one years of experience with the Internal Revenue Service's
Criminal Investigation Division, United States Treasury Department, and six
years of experience as a Revenue Agent in the IRS Audit and Examination
Divisions. He is recognized as an expert in white collar crime, money
laundering and the recovery of hidden assets. He is well known for his ability
to recognize and trace suspicious financial activity, with a penchant for
discovering new investigative approaches for highly complex problems.
Mr. Levy was the
Lead Special Agent on many of the most significant tax cases investigated by
the IRS in the past decade. For over seven years, he was the only
Special Agent in the Manhattan District assigned to review all of the criminal
prosecution recommendations emanating from that office. His expertise lies in
conducting investigations relating to income tax evasion, political
corruption, narcotics, illegal money laundering, conspiracy, and criminal
enterprise investigations.
Mr. Levy has
effectively been an expert witness, having testified in Grand Juries as well
as Criminal and Civil proceedings in State and Federal courts pertaining to
Federal laws and regulations. With his extensive field experience, accounting
knowledge, and analytical skills, he has provided defense counsel with
valuable litigation support through discovery examinations and trial
preparation.
Mr. Levy holds a
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Pace University, and a Master's Degree in
Taxation from Long Island University. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner, a
licensed Private Investigator, and is enrolled to practice and represent
taxpayers in matters before the Internal Revenue Service. His professional
memberships include the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, The
Association of Former Special Agents Of The IRS, and The Federal Law
Enforcement Officers Association, of which he is National Membership Director.
It is worth noting that The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, with
over twenty thousand members, is the largest association in the United States
that represents Federal law enforcement officers.