Posted on 08/14/2019 8:17:40 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
An IRS staffer who authorities say gave former Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti financial information about former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Wednesday to gaining and distributing that information illegally.
John C. Fry had worked as an investigative analyst with the IRS Criminal Investigation Division when he in 2018 downloaded five Suspicious Activity Reports connected to Cohen and his company, according to NBC News.
The news outlet reported that Fry on Wednesday admitted to emailing Avenatti screenshots of the reports. He pleaded guilty to unauthorized disclosure of suspicious activity reports.
"Fry was given access to sensitive and powerful government databases including people’s most private financial information and he was given that access to do his job as an investigative analyst," said U.S. attorney David L. Anderson, according to NBC. "He decided his politics were more important than his obligation to follow the law. In that, he was mistaken."
Fry faces up to five years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine.
When he received the information, which he later posted on Twitter, Avenatti represented Daniels in a legal matter against President Trump over a nondisclosure agreement.
Fry was charged in February.
A pimple on Deep State's capacious buttocks. Max this guy out.
Maybe he’ll win the lottery the day he reports to jail as a DS consolation prize.
Good grief, some low life smuck gets busted while leadership of the IRS did much worse.
Only a political idiot would plead guilty to an anti-Trump crime in Washington D.C.
96% of the D.C. jury pool voted against Trump in 2016.
A first year law student could have delivered a hung jury for this guy.
It doesn’t say he was fired. Watch, he won’t be terminated.
Besides potential prison time and a huge monetary fine, this type of deliberate and egregious misconduct properly puts his pension in jeopardy as well. I’m guessing he confessed to prevent some of these punishments but also because he is perhaps willing to name others involved.
Deep State operative. There’s a whole lot more out there.
I doubt this was his first time 'helping' a democrat or swamp slut... I suspect there's a culture of bias and corruption in the IRS... all to the benefit of liberals... Lois Lerner didn't express shame when caught - she was arrogant... a witch. That's telling.
B*tch Lois Lerner smiles with her pig nose in the air knowing she got away with so much more.
E=mailing is equivalent to accepting checks. Stupid.
The small fry are held accountable while the bigwigs get book deals.
Did she succeed in getting her records sealed?
Three complete scumbags just in the title alone.
Wonder if more federal charges will be filed against Avenatti re how he got these files (illegally)
He’ll get 5 hours in prison and a gold medal. These people don’t get penalized!
Rank and File: rank and vile.
He will go free in months, not years!
The folks in IRS CID (Criminal Investigation Division) wear bullet proof vests and carry assault weapons.
They are not your typical agents.
I heard the IRS regional head of CID give a speech at a conference. They are now closer to SWAT teams than pencil pushers.
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