Posted on 02/21/2019 1:37:25 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WHAT??? OMG!!! Our country is SWAMPED with SWAMP DWELLERS!! WEA RE LOST!
When will this end?
Being anti-Free-America is number one on their putrid list. I hope this bum is placed in prison for a few years...and sued.
Ummm... I’m confused. Does this POS still work for the IRS???
If so, why?
At this point Avenatti should take on a certain Chicago Gay Actor’s Case Pro Bono.
Wow, so her attorney is about to lose his ability to practice law, and be prosecuted.
She will be prosecuted for being an accessory.
The IRS agent is going to prison.
Cohen may now get off on all charges against him.
Nice work.
Crooked bureaucrat illegally giving one shyster lawyer for a lying porn star confidential information on another shyster lawyer.
But they’ll probably get a pass on it, because they all hate Trump.
This should get him a life sentence because of his trusted position.
Well lawyers, as officers of the court, have a duty to report a crime they know has been committed, so Avenatti violated that when he didn’t reveal that this agent illegally disclosed these records to him.
Yank his dang license!
If enough Obamacrats are still in place at the IRS, he might get a promotion.
Exactly! Each IRS employees should have a FIDUCIARY duty to protect the financial records of taxpayers. Thus, the penalty should be enhanced!!
Yep, Felony!
If convicted A felony. Cohen can sue the IRS, maybe the IRS employee.
This was not a case of mistyping a Social Security Number.
Employee will probably be prosecuted, fined, may have jail time be removed from employment. Relevant IRS Code:
https://www.irs.gov/irm/part10/irm_10-005-005
UNAX: The willful unauthorized access, attempted access or inspection of taxpayer returns or return information.
Covered Relationships: Personal or outside business relationships that can raise questions about the employee’s impartiality in the handling of a tax matter.
A taxpayer who is a victim of unlawful access or inspection has the right to take legal action even if the taxpayer’s information is never revealed to a third party;
For contractors, the willful unauthorized access or inspection of taxpayer records can result in removal from the contract. Furthermore, upon conviction, it can result in fines, and imprisonment.
Criminal UNAX violations result from intentional unauthorized inspection of returns and return information. Under 26 USC 7213A, the violation is punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or both, together with the costs of prosecution. Upon conviction, the employee is terminated;
UNAX violations may also result in penalties for misuse of a government computer;
Non-Criminal Penalties – pursuant to IRS UNAX policy, removal is to be proposed for all UNAX violations. The penalty can be mitigated by the deciding official at the decision stage;
Using information gained from a UNAX violation can lead to additional criminal charges such as falsification of records, fraud, embezzlement and identity theft; and
This willful unauthorized disclosure of tax return or return information is a felony.
IRS UNAX Policy provides that employees may be subject to administrative penalties for the willful and unauthorized attempted access of their own or another taxpayer’s records.
Administrative penalties include but are not limited to:
• Removal of employee
• Suspension of employee
The IRS relies on the ethics and integrity of its employees and contractors and enlists their support in eliminating all cases of UNAX. Employees who have knowledge of a suspected UNAX violation, must report it to the U.S. TIGTA, or their managers.
Thank you! See post 33 for relevant IRS code.
I suspect that they in turn will pull Fry’s and Avenatti’s SAR reports and bank records to check for any transfer of money between them. If Fry is politically motivated there might be no payment. Of Course, Creepy Porn lawyer may have sent one of his Lady clients for a visit in something of an “in Kind” payment and paid her separately. (Which would also be a violation of the law.!)
Maybe after Jesus returns, probably not before.
Fruit of the poisonous tree is a legal metaphor in the United States used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally.
“Maybe after Jesus returns, probably not before.”
You are correct. And that seven-year stretch before that is gonna be a doozy! I definitely don’t want to be around then!
Stormy’s lawyer should be in trouble as well. At the very least, he should lose his law license.
Notice how denizens of the Bay Area - Palo Alto (Stanford), San Francisco (Twitter), San Jose (Silicon Valley), Berkeley (UC-B) - keep turning up in these scandals?
You’re not shocked, are you?
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