A 62-year-old man of Indian origin from Maryland, Satbir Thukral, has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes while working as a computer engineer for the IRS.
Satbir Thukral was responsible for supervising IT contracts, and between 2018 and 2020, he accepted over $120,000 in cash bribes from the owner of a company working on an IRS subcontract.
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In exchange, Satbir Thukral helped the company continue its work with the IRS. In 2021, when the payments stopped, he tried to extort the individual, threatening economic consequences.
Satbir Thukral also tried to cover up his actions. In early 2023, when the FBI began investigating, Thukral told the individual to lie to the FBI about the cash withdrawals and even returned a portion of the bribe money to support the cover-up.
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In a separate case in 2022, Satbir Thukral received $2,800 from a contractor manager in exchange for ensuring the continued employment of two underqualified individuals and potentially influencing a $200 million IRS contract.
Satbir Thukral has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes as a public official and faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
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The case is being investigated by the FBI and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.