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November 10, 2005
DOJ Targets Home-Buying Charities
The Department of Justice on Tueday sought a civil injunction in U.S. District Court in Chicago, seeking to bar Partners in Charity, Inc. from making false and misleading statements in promoting to house sellers a program that assists buyers to fund the purchase of a house:
- DOJ Press Release
- New York Times (David Cay Johnston): Charity Named in a Home-Selling Scheme
- Wall Street Journal (Robert Guy Matthews): Home-Buying Charities Come Under Fire; Government Charges Group That Aids in Down Payments With Violating Tax Code
Update: Joe Kristan has much more in a great post here.
November 10, 2005 in IRS News, New Cases | Permalink
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