Over the past few weeks, Special Agents from IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), working jointly with the Large Business & International Division (LB & I), have approached numerous participants as part of a criminal investigation involving Malta Pension Plans. The participants include taxpayers, accountants, attorneys, among others. By way of background, Malta, in addition to being a strategically important island during World War II, is home to the Maltese Retirement Pensions Act of 2011.