Posted on 04/17/2013 1:42:24 PM PDT by Bulwinkle
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Twenty-four current and former Internal Revenue Service employees have been charged with stealing government benefits, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
The IRS employees were indicted on charges that they illegally received more than $250,000 in benefits including unemployment insurance payments, food stamps, welfare, and housing vouchers, the U.S. attorneys office in Memphis said in a news release.
Prosecutors say 13 of the IRS employees face federal charges of lying about being unemployed while applying for or recertifying their government benefits. They each face up to five years in prison if convicted of making false statements to receive the benefits....
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
They are just stimulating the economy in their own special way...
Tax court ?
LOL!
I hope they “loose “ their jobs........(not!)
How many more didn’t get caught!!
Good post
The IRS is a criminal enterprise. As is the DHS. As is the Fed. As is 90% of all federal agencies.
Tip-O-The-Iceburg!
Up to 5 years in prison .... don’t think so. If they are Eric’s people they will get an apology and re-instated and everyone else will get 40 hours of mandatory sensitivity training.
IRS isn’t the thief. IRS is the conduit.
I live in Mwmphis. You can take it to the bank that they are Dems.
I live in Memphis. You can take it to the bank that they are Dems.
Forgive me if I sound confused, but isn't that pretty much their job description?
As government slugs get to use the force of government against us, when they are caught doing something illegal, the penalties should be at minimum 3-10 times the same crime for the average citizen.
Good humor!
I’m thinking they’re cleaning house, like they did for the SS several months ago.
Like W Bush should have done, instead of keeping all the Clinton-appointed and Democrat traitors.
Affirmative Action hires?
You don’t know how things work at IRS. If these are very low graded people, they will get fired and go to jail. If they are middle range people, they will not get fired not go to jail and probably end up with a nasty note in their personnel file. If they are the top managers, the government will exonerate their actions and probably put them in line for secretary of treasury.
Here is a link to a related article from a local newspaper.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/apr/17/IRS_fraud/
Two dozen present and former IRS workers indicted in Memphis
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