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Pharaoh

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Wed Sep 5, 2012, 01:36 PM Sep 2012

Breaking.... Hacker Group Claims To Have Romney's Tax Returns [View all]

Mitt Romney’s tax returns are reportedly in the hands of a team of hackers who plan on releasing them publicly at the end of the month unless a ransom is paid.

The group allegedly obtained the files from PricewaterhouseCooper’s Tennessee office on Aug. 25, in what was described on PasteBin as a Mission Impossible-like caper:

Romney’s 1040 tax returns were taken from the PWC office 8/25/2012 by gaining access to the third floor via a gentleman working on the 3rd floor of the building. Once on the 3rd floor, the team moved down the stairs to the 2nd floor and setup shop in an empty office room. During the night, suite 260 was entered, and all available 1040 tax forms for Romney were copied. A package was sent to the PWC on suite 260 with a flash drive containing a copy of the 1040 files, plus copies were sent to the Democratic office in the county and copies were sent to the GOP office in the county at the beginning of the week also containing flash drives with copies of Romney’s tax returns before 2010. A scanned signature image for Mitt Romney from the 1040 forms were scanned and included with the packages, taken from earlier 1040 tax forms gathered and stored on the flash drives.

The files are to be released to the public on Sept. 28, according to the PasteBin document.


http://current.com/community/93893137_breaking-hacker-group-claims-to-have-romneys-tax-returns.htm

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LOL Cali_Democrat Sep 2012 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author 1GirlieGirl Sep 2012 #2
Dan Rather says beware... corkhead Sep 2012 #3
The good part is that it shines attention on the taxes again flamingdem Sep 2012 #18
Which gives him cover and sympathy. Which is why this is a stupid move on the hacker's part. (nt) apnu Sep 2012 #22
hackers? sound more like plumbers. "gaining access to the third floor..." HiPointDem Sep 2012 #4
Wonder if this is legit (if I can use that word) gateley Sep 2012 #5
Makes no sense. Graybeard Sep 2012 #9
Oh, I didn't read that part. My hopes just shriveled and died. :-) gateley Sep 2012 #13
I believe it was the encrypted file which was given to the Democrats. EOTE Sep 2012 #21
Sounds like another Karl Rove ploy Zambero Sep 2012 #6
There is already a thread on this in LBN and another here in GD. randome Sep 2012 #7
Karl Rove Kingofalldems Sep 2012 #8
This tape will self-destruct in 5 minutes. Chipper Chat Sep 2012 #10
Only value of this story is that it will keep some public attention on the issue JPZenger Sep 2012 #11
Because that's the LAST place anyone would think to look! randome Sep 2012 #12
Maybe because Nashville is the geographic center of his seven homes? Chiyo-chichi Sep 2012 #24
Something smells. I don't believe it and the rethugs will try to blame the dems. mfcorey1 Sep 2012 #14
Whether the disseminated returns will look good for Romney or bad for him aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #15
Bitcoin ransom eh? cemaphonic Sep 2012 #16
I smell a Rove. Octafish Sep 2012 #17
me too renate Sep 2012 #20
Molly Ivins pegged the little Turdblossom... Octafish Sep 2012 #25
I thought about that Rove incident when I heard this news story too. Overseas Sep 2012 #26
Why not just start posting them all over if you have them? Ganja Ninja Sep 2012 #19
A Watergate operation of sorts? Who was lead, Roger Stone? Gold Metal Flake Sep 2012 #23
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