The Internal Revenue Service has expanded a program aimed at curtailing identity theft from nine states to the entire country. The program is designed to help law enforcement officials obtain tax return data needed in investigating and prosecuting specific cases of Identity theft.

A federal court has barred John Newlin, owner of  Gary, Ind.-based Quick Sam, and his firm from preparing federal income tax returns for others. Newlin and Quick Sam agreed to a civil injunction order without admitting the allegations.