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| Just When You Thought She Was Gone |
| 2012-02-23 |
| SACRAMENTO, CA (KXTV) - The federal government has filed a lawsuit to force anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan to provide her financial records to the Internal Revenue Service. Boy-howdy, she's in trouble now! An IRS revenue officer said Sheehan refused to answer any questions about her finances after receiving a summons at her Vacaville home. Not a smart move, but then, she's never been accused of being smart. Just a tool. The U.S. Attorney's office on Tuesday filed a petition to enforce the IRS summons. Oh, my! A summons! The summons ordered Sheehan to produce bank account statements for the period from August through early November 2011. Four lousy months? C'mon Cindy you can do this time standing on your head. According to IRS revenue officer Jose Arteaga, the financial information may be relevant to the collection of Sheehan's federal income tax liabilities for tax years 2005 and 2006. So she's a tax cheat as well. My my my. Whooda thunk? Arteaga said Sheehan first met with him on Nov. 22 and sought an extension to Jan. 17. It was during the January meeting that she refused to answer any questions or produce the requested documents. I can say nothing! Sheehan said she's always been up front with the IRS and has no intention of paying her taxes. She says the government has already taken enough from her. It doesn't work that way, Bugwit. "If they (federal government), can give me my son back, I'll pay my taxes, but that's not going to happen," Sheehan said. Then you will probably loose everything you still have. Unless some other Bugwit pays them for you. Sheehan became an anti-war activist after her son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed in Iraq. She attracted national attention after setting up a camp in 2005 near President George W. Bush's ranch in Texas. Miss me yet? More recently, Sheehan has been involved in the Occupy movement and was arrested during an October demonstration in Sacramento. I'm not surprised. Hangs around with the other leeches. The IRS lists Sheehan as self-employed. She was not immediately available for comment on the tax lawsuit. |
| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #8 Martha Stewart went to jail because she was convicted of lying to federal agents. Stewart was convicted of conspiracy. The false statements and obstruction stuff was icing. Sheehan, once again, proves she's just yer garden variety dip-shit. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2012-02-23 20:52 |
| #7 I am not a lawyer, but I have seen several things on the internet that say it can be dangerous to answer questions from a law enforcement officer. Martha Stewart went to jail because she was convicted of lying to federal agents. The basic message seemed to be to consult an attorney. I am in no way supporting Ms. Sheehan. I would love to see her justly convicted and jailed. I don't know the circumstances of her situation, or what the legal implications of the summons are. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-02-23 18:21 |
| #6 Hey, I'm surprised that Eric Holder and Tim Geithner aren't fighting a pitched battle to see who gets to hire her. After all, being a lying lefty activist and tax cheat are what the O' administration is all about. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2012-02-23 16:02 |
| #5 "She was so disappointed with Obama...corrupt Wall Street bankers and foreign wars." Meet the new Bush, same as the old Bush. Sucker. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-02-23 11:56 |
| #4 So she's now become a "sovereign citizen militant"? To suggest this to the left would be hilarious. "She was so disappointed with Obama that she has become a sovereign citizen, and encourages other liberal Democrats to join her in refusing to pay Income Taxes that go to corrupt Wall Street bankers and foreign wars." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-02-23 09:39 |
| #3 The U.S. Attorney's office on Tuesday filed a petition to enforce the IRS summons. An IRS agent wanted my client and myself to fill out a 433 (Financial Statement information) in his presence. I politely told him to fuck off. Said agent delivered a summons to me and my client... on Christmas Eve. You can defeat a summons by (largely) complying with its provisions, so I sent the 433 to the agent and cc'd his boss on it. The agent calls me back and starts giving me crap; I called him a thugh & a brownshirt (the same words I used when I called his boss the week before & laid into him on the Xmas Eve delivery of the summons). You can push back on the IRS to a degree, but Alaska Paul's right - choose your spots. |
| Posted by: Raj 2012-02-23 08:27 |
| #2 The Lord moves in mysterious ways... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-02-23 05:21 |
| #1 She has no friends in the O admin, I would surmise, so that makes her a Useless Idiot(TM). You pick and choose your battles. This is not one she can win. It is not worth fighting. Maybe she looks at this as a way to stay in the [s]limelight. Boy Howdy is right, Deacon! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2012-02-23 01:19 |