Posted on 01/31/2018 10:51:23 AM PST by Titus-Maximus
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch today released new Department of Justice (DOJ) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) documents that include an official “DOJ Recap” report detailing an October 2010 meeting between Lois Lerner, DOJ officials and the FBI to plan for the possible criminal prosecution of targeted nonprofit organizations for alleged illegal political activity.
The newly obtained records also reveal that the Obama DOJ wanted IRS employees who were going to testify to Congress to turn over documents to the DOJ before giving them to Congress. Records also detail how the Obama IRS gave the FBI 21 computer disks, containing 1.25 million pages of confidential IRS returns from 113,000 nonprofit social 501(c)(4) welfare groups – or nearly every 501(c)(4) in the United States – as part of its prosecution effort. According to a letter from then-House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, “This revelation likely means that the IRS – including possibly Lois Lerner – violated federal tax law by transmitting this information to the Justice Department.”
The documents were produced subsequent to court orders in two Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits: Judicial Watch v. Internal Revenue Service (No. 1:14-cv-01956) and Judicial Watch v. Department of Justice (No. 1:14-cv-01239).
The new IRS documents include a October 11, 2010 “DOJ Recap” memo sent by IRS Exempt Organizations Tax Law Specialist Siri Buller to Lerner and other top IRS officials explaining an October 8 meeting with representatives from the Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section and “one representative from the FBI” to discuss the possible criminal prosecution of nonprofit organizations for alleged political activity:
On October 8, 2010, Lois Lerner, Joe Urban [IRS Technical Advisor, TEGE], Judy Kindell [top aide to Lerner], Justin Lowe [Technical Advisor to the Commissioner of Tax-Exempt and Government Entities], and Siri Buller met with the section chief and other attorneys from the Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section, and one representative from the FBI, to discuss recent attention to the political activity of exempt organizations.
The section’s attorneys expressed concern that certain section 501(c) organizations are actually political committees “posing” as if they are not subject to FEC law, and therefore may be subject to criminal liability. The attorneys mentioned several possible theories to bring criminal charges under FEC law. In response, Lois and Judy eloquently explained the following points:
Under section 7805(b), we may only revoke or modify an organization’s exemption retroactively if it omitted or misstated a material fact or operated in a manner materially different from that originally represented.
If we do not have these misrepresentations, the organization may rely on our determination it is exempt. However, the likelihood of revocation is diminished by the fact that section 501(c)(4)-(c)(6) organizations are not required to apply for recognition of exemption.
We discussed the hypothetical situation of a section 501(c)(4) organization that declares itself exempt as a social welfare organization, but at the end of the taxable year has in fact functioned as a political organization. Judy explained that such an organization, in order to be in compliance, would simply file Form 1120-POL and paying tax at the highest corporate rate. Lois stated that although we do not believe that organizations which are subject to a civil audit subsequently receive any type of immunity from a criminal investigation, she will refer them to individuals from CI who can better answer that question. She explained that we are legally required to separate the civil and criminal aspects of any examination and that while we do not have EO law experts in CI, our FIU agents are experienced in coordinating with CI.
The attorneys asked whether a change in the law is necessary, and whether a three-way partnership among DOJ, the FEC, and the IRS is possible to prevent prohibited activity by these organizations. Lois listed a number of obstacles to the attorneys’ theories:
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She pointed to Revenue Ruling 2004-6, which was drafted in light of the electioneering communication rules before they were litigated.
Just prior this meeting, the IRS began the process of providing the FBI confidential taxpayer information on nonprofit groups. An IRS document confirms the IRS supplied the FBI with 21 disks containing 1.25 million pages of taxpayer records:
Good questions? I believe Trump and just recently Gen Kelly will put many civil servant crooks in jail. I also believe we must encourage all to get rid of every lying, thieving, civil servant plus their union.
Settled with the claimants, not the perps. He might have laid the groundwork for prosecution.
TOM FITTON: Mueller FBI Implicated in Lois Lerner IRS Scandal
are they being threatened?
Why would one retire when things are going your way?
Collusion and conspiracy directed by the Halfrican.
A clear Attempt to “define Social Welfare” and prosecute their political adversaries.
Just more STASSI behavior from the foul OBAMA swamp!
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If the administration does what it should do, the cries of fascist, dictator, etc. will be loud and long from the uninformed. All these evil critters would be rounded up, prosecuted en mass, and imprisoned.
fantasy though...
KYPD
It's mind blowing to read these now with what we've learned over the past month. These are from last year but related and doubly important to review and get 'out there' along with the upcoming Four Page Memo:
BOMBSHELL: CIA Whistleblower Leaks 47 Hard Drives Exposing OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SPYING
From the above article, March, 2017: "After briefing President Trump on the government surveillance that the establishment media has repeatedly claimed didn’t happen, Nunes told reporters that sources within the intelligence community had revealed the spying but that the FBI had not even responded to a March 15th letter seeking information about the Trump wiretap claim!”
"To recap, we now know that not only is the FBI stonewalling requests for information from Congress, they also have apparently been holding back key information given to them two years ago that proves the mass surveillance of prominent Americans. Can you say cover-up?" Whoa, now we know why.
“THE HAMMER” — Ultra-secret Supercomputer System Used by CIA/NSA to ‘Wiretap’ Trump Hammer Congress to get to the bottom of this.
Whistleblower Montgomery Allegedly Has Goods on NSA, CIA Snooping
'Bigger Than Snowden': Whistleblower Says Comey Covered Up Illegal Spying On 20M Americans
Interesting, Nunes from last February, also Klayman: NSA spying on the Trump administration? Klayman, "We're back to 1984." Also, "They're surveilling the SCOTUS judges." "We have an alternative government more powerful than the President." The FBI totally covered up Montgomery's whistleblower data and tapes. It needs to be revisited.
Meanwhile, we have Obama working in the shadows: Obama creating a ‘shadow government?’ Organizing for Action "has produced professionally trained agitators. They have a training program, emphasis on Alinsky, that last six weeks. It's reported that 32,000 have gone through this."! Is the FBI checking on this?/S I'm serious, whom do we have now to check on things like this? US Marshals Service? Homeland Security?
Klayman Whistleblower Letter to Nunes. The one that got Nunes to blink.
IRS releases list of groups targeted in scandal – 3 years later
And Free Republic threads to review:
READ THIS LETTER RE: Unasked Questions About Whistleblower Dennis Montgomery
Whistleblower Tapes: Trump Wiretapped By ‘The Hammer,’ Brennan’s & Clapper’s Secret Computer System
So, 1. We have the situation that Dennis Montgomery blew all this out of the water two years ago, but Comey buried it. Montgomery had a severe stroke last March. I don't know the status of his current health, if he can testify or not. Anyone know his current status? Have read a lot of mixed things about Montgomery but most of what he's alleged has come to pass.
2. Reading through these articles it's evident a. The FBI was stonewalling on many levels and now we know why. b. If we can't go to the FBI with these issues and concerns, whom do we go to? Paging Jeff Sessions!
3. The upcoming release of the Four Page Memo along with a second look at the data above should launch The Obama Spying Scandal into front page news for the remainder of 2018.
The Halfrican needs to pay bigly for his crimes.
Does this mean that Robert Mueller who was head of the FBI at the time, might have broke the law or may be corrupt??
Why aren’t ALL these Criminals in PRISON!!!
Thanks Titus-Maximus.
“The Halfrican needs to pay bigly for his crimes. “
He’s married to Michelle.
“What does Obama, the Clintons and their democrat servants have to do before they get charged and prosecuted, start killing conservative Americans out in broad daylight?”
Depends on whether there is an attorney general...or not.
Mmmmm....I think he likes it.
Not sure how relevant this is since Sessions settled IRS lawsuits back in October 2017 - can they be reopened?
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Maybe as this discovery was hidden these civil suits and the negotiations were flawed... I don’t care .... just file CRIMINAL complaints ..
I believe the IRS has already paid a settlement to some or all of these groups.
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Civil cases ,, they lose and make payment with our tax money... There needs to be CRIMINAL charges filed.
I want to see heads role over this. Don't you?
Nice to dream about though. /Americans are Dreamers too>
I have a Dream
That Democrats are judged not by the color of their skin
Or their self-identified gender
Or their religion of bloody pieces
But by by their lack of character.
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