Posted on 06/06/2013 9:29:25 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top official at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Thursday acknowledged that it was "embarrassing" how much the tax agency spent on training videos, including a Star Trek spoof, and other lavish expenses during a 2010 conference in California.
Faris Fink, commissioner of the agency's small business and self-employed division, told lawmakers the videos, which cost more than $50,000 to produce, were well-intentioned but in hindsight inappropriate.
"It's embarrassing. I apologize," said Fink, who played the character Spock in the Star Trek parody that included a tax-themed skit. "I regret the fact that they were made."
The IRS, already under a cloud of scandal related to the targeting of conservative groups, this week faced fresh criticism over a Treasury watchdog report on wasteful spending.
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*SHUDDER* No Thanks, LOL!
Darth Vader: “Apology accepted.”
Sorry now because he got caught.
Resign you POS.
I actually told someone recently......your non-apology apology means absolutely nothing to me.
I feel that way about government agencies, politicians, etc. too.
Apologies are not needed...summary firings are. Everybody involved should be sacked.
He’s very sorry we found out about it...
He should be embarrassed. He's a terrible actor.
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