April 09, 2018 The Essentials

JW Caught the FBI & DOJ Collaborating with Lois Lerner's IRS to Prosecute Conservative Groups

Read the latest news about IRS corruption here: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-files-amicus-curiae-brief-urging-federal-court-unseal-depositions-irs-officials-lerner-paz-tea-party-targeting-case/

In 2013, a Treasury Inspector General report revealed that the IRS had singled out groups with conservative-sounding terms such as “patriot” and “Tea Party” in their titles when applying for tax-exempt status. The IG probe determined that “Early in Calendar Year 2010, the IRS began using inappropriate criteria to identify organizations applying for tax-exempt status to (e.g., lists of past and future donors).” According to the report, the illegal IRS reviews continued for more than 18 months and “delayed processing of targeted groups’ applications” preparing for the 2012 presidential election.

Lerner, who headed the IRS division that handles applications for tax-exempt status, refused to testify at a May, 2013, hearing before Rep. Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) House Oversight Committee, demanding immunity concerning her role in the targeting scandal. Eventually, the agency acknowledged that while she was in charge, IRS agents improperly targeted Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status from 2010-2012. Lerner retired from the IRS on September 23 after an internal investigation found she was guilty of “neglect of duties” and was going to call for her ouster, according to news reports.

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