Thomas M. Fattorusso Jr. recently retired as the special agent in charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation’s (IRS-CI) New York Field Office, covering New York State―from the five boroughs and Long Island up to the New York-Canadian border. Fattorusso was named to this position in March 2022 and reported directly to the director of Field Operations for the Northern Area until his retirement on November 30, 2024.

Fattorusso was responsible for planning, directing and evaluating the activities of IRS-CI employees throughout the state. He oversaw IRS-CI New York’s critical mission to serve the American public by investigating potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes in a manner that fosters assurance in the tax system and compliance with the law.

During his 20-year career in law enforcement, Fattorusso worked on IRS-CI priority cases involving income tax evasion and other related financial crimes, including fraud in legal and illegal industries, narcotics-related financial crimes and terrorist financing. He also managed investigations involving tax, money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act violations.

Fattorusso holds an associate’s degree in criminal justice from Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York, a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York, and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.