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| More IRS staffers placed on leave |
| 2013-06-06 |
| [POLITICO] The IRS has notified congressional staff that top officials in the agency's Affordable Care Act implementation team were recently placed on administrative leave for potential improprieties, according to a congressional source. The agency told lawmakers that Fred Schindler, who is Sarah Hall Ingram's deputy, and another staffer in the division were put on leave. The move is the result of gifts the staffers allegedly received -- including $1,100 in free food and other items -- while attending a 2010 health care conference. The IRS didn't immediately comment. The agency is surrounded in scandal after acknowledging last month that it wrongly targeted tea party groups applying for a tax exemption. The IRS came under additional scrutiny yesterday after an inspector general released a report saying the agency spent about $49 million on conferences between 2010 and 2012. Acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel placed Lois Lerner, a senior official in the division overseeing nonprofits, on leave last month. |
| Posted by:Fred |
#8 How much worse will it get once they start enforcing Obamacare? That's when the patriots will start losing people to IRS action... |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2013-06-06 14:24 |
| #7 The thing is, the IRS hasn't even started implementing Obamacare and they're already losing people to corruption. How much worse will it get once they start enforcing Obamacare? Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2013-06-06 13:17 |
| #6 A much needed vacation from dealing with smelly peasants? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-06-06 12:00 |
| #5 Once they give these employees whistle blower protection ther truth will come out. Until then its all just one big joke. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2013-06-06 09:17 |
| #4 And the Messiah is not to be held responsible. White pony and a rainbow for that guy. The American people voted for him TWICE too. Here, I have some dog crap you can vote for.... |
| Posted by: Threater Flusoper9823 2013-06-06 08:38 |
| #3 Take a few days off and still collect your paycheck until this all blows over. Screw the peasants. ready to Rule from day One. |
| Posted by: Threater Flusoper9823 2013-06-06 08:35 |
| #2 This going on leave admin leave shit is going to be a huge D. problem. Trust me. I'd like to find a count of should-be-terminated-fed-employees and how much their care and feeding costs. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-06-06 05:21 |
| #1 If these people [or others] are involved in nefarious or illegal activities, why can't their gov't security clearances be suspended or yanked? In gov't contracting, holding and maintaining access [valid US Gov't security clearance] is a "condition of employment". No tickie, no ride. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-06-06 04:23 |