Reality Check Exclusive: Cincinnati agent giving orders in IRS scandal?

fox19.com ^ | 5/21/2013 | Ben Swann -

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CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) -

The claim that the ongoing IRS scandal is limited to low level employees is falling apart.

The six Cincinnati workers we have identified, who sent scrutinizing letters to conservative groups with words including "patriot, liberty, tea party or 9-12" in their names are Mitchel Steele, Carly Young, Joseph Herr, Stephen Seok, Liz Hofacre and a woman identified only as Ms. Richards.

But was all of this done at the hands of a small group of Cincinnati employees working together? During Friday's congressional hearing, that appeared to be the theme. Now, that explanation just became less likely.

Thanks to two FOX19 sources connected to the IRS, we now understand the chain of command for these workers.

Mitchel Steele, Carly Young, Joseph Herr and Liz Hofacre are IRS agents. Stephen Seok is a supervisor IRS agent.

But according to the IRS employee directory that FOX19 has obtained exclusively, each of these agents has a different manager and then above them a different territory manager.

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Everything that comes out of this regime is a LIE.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

Thanks for the ping. Trying to weed through all these threads from just 24 hours. Just have a very queasy feeling about ALL this hitting at once. Wondering why the decision to send it all out at once. Can’t help but feel I/we are missing the little imp behind this whirlwind of talking points.

Waiting for the dust to settle just a bit, what needs to be seen is being hidden. Am I the only one who feels this??!!

[Mamzelle]

Any Freepers in Ohio, or in Cincinatti? Anyone have a Ohio bump list?

[Mamzelle]

My working theory—the Dems will scream for a Special Counsel, they’ll appoint a crook, then all of this will just disappear as we wait for the “process” to work out. Maybe we shouldn’t wish for a Special Prosecutor just yet.

[Whenifhow]

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