Posted on 07/01/2009 3:23:41 PM PDT by tired&retired
IRS Contractor Accused of Elevator Urination Detroit (May 27, 2009)
By WebCPA Staff
A contractor for the IRS has been charged with repeatedly urinating in a freight elevator in the IRS’s office building in Detroit, causing an unpleasant aroma.
Detroit resident Michael Hicks, 55, was charged with malicious mischief and damaging government property. He faces up to 10 years in prison, according to the Detroit Free Press.
According to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court, the IRS had to pay $4,626.25 in "deep cleaning" expenses to mop up after Hicks. The IRS began investigating the culprit behind the repeated peeing incidents on Aug. 16, 2007, after the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration received a complaint. TIGTA investigators installed a surveillance camera in the elevator to capture the malodorous malefactor and filmed images of Hicks relieving himself on several occasions. He ultimately confessed to his crimes during an interview in January 2008, but did not provide a satisfactory explanation.
“Hicks denied having any medical conditions that would cause him to commit such an offense,” TIGTA Special Agent Delmaria Scott said in the affidavit. “He stated that he did it because he felt he could get away with it.”
Prosecutors said they were unsuccessful at resolving the problem with Hicks and ultimately filed criminal charges against him.
Scum...of the Earth. No one sees, and he thinks it is okay. Put him away, make him a spectacle, a mockery, and put him in a cell with no toilet...let him seep in his pee.
Geez... pissing on the IRS?
I am all confused how I should be feeling here...
I’m not... :-)
Maybe it’s just me but what exactly did he wrong?
Trickle Down economics at work. . .
parsy, who is going to check his Wheaties
I called an elevator company that said the charge sounded outrageous, a lot of elevators routinely get urinated in and drinks spilled, especially during holidays in drunken resort areas.
She said that normal building maintenance cleans the elevators and that even if an elevator tech was needed to over see plate removal or something that the service charges aren't much, she also mentioned that some elevators even have floor drains.
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