# Justice Manual § 6-4.120: Grand Jury Investigations—Generally

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.120

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 6-4.120
- **Heading:** Grand Jury Investigations—Generally
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 6: Tax / 6-4.000 - Criminal Tax Case Procedures / Justice Manual § 6-4.120

## Text

Although a federal grand jury is empowered to investigate both tax and non-tax violations of federal criminal laws, the Tax Division must first approve and authorize the United States Attorney's Office’s use of a grand jury to investigate criminal tax violations (
see
28 C.F.R. § 0.70). The Tax Division has delegated to the United States Attorneys’ Offices, however, the authority to approve grand jury investigations of certain false and fictitious claims for tax refunds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 286 and 18 U.S.C. § 287 (other than those investigations involving a professional tax return preparer).

[updated June 2020] [cited in
JM 6-2.000
]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 6-4.010 Federal Criminal Tax Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.010.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.011 Criminal Tax Manual and Other Tax Division Publications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.011.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.110 IRS Administrative Investigations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.110.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.120 Grand Jury Investigations—Generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.120.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.121 IRS Requests to Authorize Grand Jury Investigations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.121.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.122 United States Attorney's Grand Jury Investigations and Prosecutions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.122.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.123 Joint United States Attorney—IRS Request to Expand Tax Grand Jury Investigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.123.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.125 IRS Transmittal of United States Attorney's Recommendation, Special Agent's and Criminal Tax Counsel's Reports, and Exhibits from Grand Jury Investigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.125.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.126 Restriction on Disclosure of Grand Jury Matters to IRS for Civil Use](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.126.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.130 Search Warrants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.130.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.200 Tax Division Jurisdiction and Procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.200.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.209 Stolen Identity Refund Charges](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.209.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.210 Tax-Related Mail, Wire, or Bank Fraud, RICO, or Money Laundering Charges](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.210.md)
- [Justice Manual § 6-4.211 Standards of Review](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S6-4.211.md)

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