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Saturday, August 29, 2015

The IRS Scandal, Day 842

IRS Logo 2Town Hall, Lois Lerner May Have Committed a Crime With Use of Private Email at IRS:

In case you missed it yesterday the Washington Times reported former IRS official Lois Lerner, the woman at the center of the IRS targeting controversy, used a private email account under her dog's name to conduct official government business. ...

Now, Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton is responding to the new revelation and notes Lerner may have broken the law if she shared confidential tax information on her private account. ...

It should also be noted using a private email account is against government policy and potentially violates federal records laws as it allows officials to skirt the Freedom of Information Act. Further, use of private email to conduct government business makes it difficult for Congress to make proper inquiries about official communications during investigations.

https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2015/08/the-irs-scandal-day-842.html

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A federal judge Friday ordered the IRS to turn over the records of any requests from the White House seeking taxpayers’ private information from the tax agency, delivering a victory to a group that for two years has been trying to pry the data loose

Posted by: RRP | Aug 29, 2015 9:43:22 AM