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| For Immediate Release | |
| Aug 2, 2001 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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IRS COMMISSIONER CHARLES ROSSOTTI SUED OVER CRIMINAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND COVER-UP Tune in to watch The Judicial Watch Report Thursday 7:00pm-8:00pm ET on WTMW Channel 14 and The Renaissance Network to watch a special edition on corruption at the IRS. Larry Klayman, Tom Fitton and some special guests will discuss Judicial Watch’s lawsuit to obtain documents and information concerning prima facie illegal conflict of interest involving Clinton holdover IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti. As IRS Commissioner, Rossotti has made decisions concerning a company he founded (and which he still owned stock) that is a major contractor with the IRS. Rossotti’s spouse also continued to hold a position in the company. To make matters worse, Rossotti received an “after the fact” conflict of interest waiver from the Clinton Administration in its final days- reminiscent of Clinton’s quid pro quo for conducting political audits against persons and entities adverse to the Clinton Administration. “Rossotti must go and be criminally prosecuted. As long as he remains Commissioner, the American people cannot trust the IRS. The fact that he is covering up his role in a major conflict of interest scandal makes him unfit to serve in this sensitive position”, stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. Thursday’s Judicial Watch Report will focus on Mr. Rossotti’s conflict of interest and on the long history of misdeeds at the IRS. Guests: Donald Alexander, Former IRS Commissioner from 1973-1977, John Berlau, Washington Times Reporter, Shelley Davis, Renowned IRS Historian and Neal White, President of The National Retail Sales Tax Alliance. |
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