The Department of Justice on Friday issued a press release to mark the 200th injunction it has obtained since the 2001 launch of its initiative to stop tax fraud:

“With each passing day, tax fraud promotions – including fraudulent return preparation – can ensnare more customers and cost the federal Treasury and honest taxpayers more and more in unpaid taxes and fraudulently obtained refunds,” said Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division. “It makes sense to shut down these activities as quickly as possible. In appropriate cases, the Tax Division will also authorize prosecution of the offenders.”