IRS's Lerner Retires Amid Scrutiny of Tea Party Cases
Source: Bloomberg News
Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official investigated by Congress over the agencys scrutiny of Tea Party groups, has retired effective today, the agency said in a statement.
Lerner, the tax agencys former director of exempt organizations, was placed on paid administrative leave earlier this year. Last week, acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told a congressional paneal that Lerner was technically still employed.
The agency declined further comment, citing privacy concerns.
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-23/irs-lois-lerner-at-center-of-controversy-said-to-retire.html
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Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)Skittles
(153,243 posts)Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)Skittles
(153,243 posts)Clyde Tenson
(65 posts)Here's a high ranking (Republican) IRS official responding to an admitted planted question regarding whether the IRS was targeting 501(c)(4) applications from tea party organizations:
Instead of referring to the cases as advocacy cases, they actually used case names on this list, Lerner said, according to a transcript of the meeting. They used names like Tea Party or Patriots and they selected cases simply because the applications had those names in the title. That was wrong, that was absolutely incorrect, insensitive, and inappropriate thats not how we go about selecting cases for further review.
So she blows the whistle on "Obama's IRS" targeting the yahoos. Neglecting to mention that this keyword targeting was being applied to both sides of the political spectrum. Swell.
Then gets hauled up before a congressional hearing and refuses to answer questions.
Tell us Lois...what is it that you know that we don't?
marshall
(6,665 posts)They need to offer her immunity so that she no longer needs to fear self incrimination. Then we might learn whatever it is that she is hiding, if anything.