FBI and IRS to investigate nonprofit groups for domestic terrorism links, sources say [View all]
Source: CBS News
Updated on: March 18, 2026 / 5:07 PM EDT
FBI and IRS agents are forming a new initiative to investigate nonprofit organizations over suspected possible links to domestic terrorism, sources briefed on the matter told CBS News.
In December, Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors to prioritize efforts to investigate and prosecute groups and individuals who belong to the anti-fascist antifa movement or are deemed "extremist."
"These domestic terrorists use violence or the threat of violence to advance political and social agendas, including opposition to law and immigration enforcement; extreme views in favor of mass migration and open borders; adherence to radical gender ideology, anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, or anti-Christianity," Bondi wrote in the Dec. 4 memo.
The memo asked law enforcement agents to consider potential "tax crimes" in which extremist groups are "suspected of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service." A spokesperson for the FBI declined to comment.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/
Link to DOJ MEMO (PDF) - https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/cms/prod_cms_alt/file/2026/03/18/a99ee786-24bb-4aec-b961-70505aa42a2f/attorney_general_bondi_memorandum_re_nspm-7_ag_guidance_12.4.2025.pdf
More Waste. Fraud. Abuse. The "terrorism" is easy to find - ICE.
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