Posted on 03/11/2008 3:50:13 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
The alleged leader of the prostitution ring that tripped up Eliot Spitzer is credentialed to represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service, an IRS spokesman confirmed Tuesday.
According to prosecutors, Mark "Michael" Brener, 62, had "ultimate decision-making authority" over the Emperor’s Club VIP prostitution service. They say he recruited "prospective prostitutes," handled the group’s marketing, and settled disputes between prostitutes and their clients.
He is also a licensed "enrolled agent" of the IRS, spokesman Rob Marvin confirmed. That means Brener was allowed to prepare and submit other people's taxes, represent others in tax court and in negotiations with the IRS, and receive information directly from the IRS on behalf of others.
According to the IRS Web site, you can become an enrolled agent by passing a written examination, or by having previously worked for the IRS.
Marvin said he could not confirm whether or not Brener had ever worked for the IRS.
The requirements for being an enrolled agent are stringent: an applicant must pass a background check to ensure that he or she has "not engaged in any conduct that would justify" their suspension or disbarment, says IRS.gov.
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News....
Man, pass the popcorn.. This is getting better and better all the time.
I’d like to see the service’s black book made public.
Buy stock in popcorn and beer.......
This is getting so juicy, I think we're moving from popcorn to hot wings.
doesn’t this guy have an Israeli passport?
Don’t you just love it when the sharks/liberals turn on each other and create a blood-bath?
Sounds like Mark “Michael” Brener has better records than Hillary’s FBI files.
Hell, lets fire up the grill. Burgers Brats and Beers all around.
ROFL!....
My tinfoil hat is GLUED to my head!
Okay, this would be a way for Hillary! to get blackmail information on superdelegates (which Spitzer is one) and if they don’t fall in line.....................they get “Spitzered.”
I had heard that Spitzer was leaning toward Obama. With my tinfoil hat firmly in place, I am guessing he wouldn’t listen to Hillary!, and she thought that having the governor of the state she represents as a senator endorse her opponent was, well, worth a warning to the rest of the SD crowd.
Strictly speculation, you understand. But it would be nice to find some emails.................
LOL! By Friday, we’ll be having it catered.
Deeper and deeper.
And the hits keep comin...
"Hey Eliot, Bill needs to update his little black book of hotties. He needs to get some new girls to keep him busy and out of my way, when we get back into the White House." Hillary
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