Alena Aleykina, a former IRS-Criminal Investigation special agent and certified public accountant from Sacramento, California, has been indicted on multiple federal charges including filing false tax returns, theft of government money, and obstructing a federal investigation. A federal grand jury in Sacramento returned the superseding indictment, marking a stunning fall for a woman once tasked with enforcing federal tax law.
The indictment charges Aleykina with six counts of filing false individual income tax returns for the years 2009, 2010, and 2011. Prosecutors allege she falsely claimed dependents, deductions, and losses on her personal returns and on behalf of two trusts. She also purportedly used false filing statuses to slash her tax liability, directly undermining the integrity of the tax system she was sworn to uphold.
In addition, Aleykina is charged with one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the internal revenue laws. Between 2008 and 2013, she allegedly prepared and filed fraudulent returns not only for herself but for family members, trusts, and partnerships. She further obstructed justice by making false statements to Department of the Treasury representatives and destroying records on a government computer during a federal probe into her conduct.
Another charge—fraudulently obtaining IRS Tuition Assistance Reimbursement payments—adds a layer of brazen betrayal. As a federal agent, Aleykina had access to programs intended to support public servants. Instead, prosecutors say she weaponized that access to line her own pockets, stealing taxpayer funds meant for professional development.
If convicted, Aleykina faces up to three years in prison on each count of filing a false tax return and obstructing the IRS, 10 years for theft of government money, and 20 years for destroying evidence. Sentences could be served consecutively, exposing her to decades behind bars, along with supervised release and significant financial penalties.
The case was investigated by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) and IRS-CI, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Newman and Trial Attorneys Gregory Bernstein and Charles O’Reilly of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. An indictment is not a conviction—Aleykina is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt—but the charges paint a damning picture of corruption from within the nation’s top tax enforcement agency.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: Official Source ↗
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