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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Well, the tagline was a choice between that and “Don’t just do something, stand there!”
I really hope he sticks around for awhile. The entertainment value goes up every moment, revelation by revelation.
According to the complaint, they had a female CS- confidential source who worked for the Service in 2006.
there were also two guys that paid about $3600 each for four hours and fell asleep after 3 hours..now thats rich.
interesting reading:
www.usdoj.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/March08/emperorsclubcomplaintredacted.pdf
February 13, 2008 - Governor Spitzer accepting the endorsements of a coalition of more than 175 Upstate leaders representing business, labor, and agricultural organizations supporting his $1 billion Upstate economic Revitalization Fund in Rochester.
Accepting the endorsement of so many people, knowing he was a lying deceptive fraud--only hours before he hooked up with a prostitute. How utterly disrespectful to his family, and constituents....
“He is also a licensed “enrolled agent” of the IRS, spokesman
Rob Marvin confirmed. “
I’m gonna’ have some fun mentioning this to a family friend who is
an enrolled agent.
That’s nothin! Wait till we have a summer-long soap oprah of the mother of all Gubernatorial impeachments that even covers up the Democrats campaign effort. They may just help ol Captain Queeg limp across the finish line after all... We’ll see.
Spitzer, a Clinton supporter, is under pressure to resign. He remains a superdelegate only as long as he is governor, according to Democratic National Committee rules.
If he quits, he would not be replaced as a superdelegate. Lt. Gov. David Paterson would become governor and he already supports Clinton, meaning the New York senator would lose one superdelegate.
We shall see. I’m guessing McCain will have more than a few worms crawl out from under his rock.
Okay, that’s other information I didn’t know. How many superdelegates are there? Would the loss of one matter that much, if it meant that the others were sent an effective message?
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