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Judicial watch on IRS targeting
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:11 pm
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One key email string from July 2012 confirms that IRS Tea Party scrutiny was directed from Washington, DC. On July 6, 2010, Holly Paz (the former Director of the IRS Rulings and Agreements Division and current Manager of Exempt Organizations Guidance) asks IRS lawyer Steven Grodnitzky “to let Cindy and Sharon know how we have been handling Tea Party applications in the last few months.” Cindy Thomas is the former director of the IRS Exempt Organizations office in Cincinnati and Sharon Camarillo was a Senior Manager in their Los Angeles office. Grodnitzky, a top lawyer in the Exempt Organization Technical unit (EOT) in Washington, DC, responds: EOT is working the Tea party applications in coordination with Cincy. We are developing a few applications here in DC and providing copies of our development letters with the agent to use as examples in the development of their cases. Chip Hull [another lawyer in IRS headquarters] is working these cases in EOT and working with the agent in Cincy, so any communication should include him as well. Because the Tea party applications are the subject of an SCR [Sensitive Case Report], we cannot resolve any of the cases without coordinating with Rob.
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Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:12 pm to Paluka
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The Judicial Watch documents also contain email correspondence to internal IRS investigators from Lerner, dated April 2, 2013, that tries to explain the “Be on the Lookout” (BOLO) criteria used to select organizations for screening and scrutiny: Because the BOLO only contained a brief reference to “Organizations involved with the Tea Party movement applying for exemption under 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4)” in June 2011, the EO Determinations manager asked the manager of the screening group, John Shafer [IRS Cincinnati field office manager], what criteria were being used to label cases as “tea party ” cases. (“Do the applications specify/state ‘ tea party’? If not, how do we know applicant is involved with the tea party movement?”) The screening group manager asked his employees how they were applying the BOLO’s short –hand reference to “tea party.” His employees responded that they were including organizations meeting any of the following criteria as falling within the BOLO’s reference to “tea party” organizations: “1. ‘Tea Party’, ‘Patriots’ or ’9/12 Project’ is referenced in the case file. 2. Issues include government spending, government debt and taxes. 3. Educate the public through advocacy/legislative activities to make America a better place to live. 4. Statements in the case file that are critical of the how the country is being run. . . “ So, we believe we have provided information that shows that no one in EO “developed” the criteria. Rather, staff used their own interpretations of the brief reference to “organizations involved with the Tea Party movement,” which was what was on the BOLO list.
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“These new documents show that officials in the IRS headquarters were responsible for the illegal delays of Tea Party applications,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “It is disturbing to see Lois Lerner mislead the IRS’ internal investigators about her office’s Tea Party targeting. These documents also confirm the unprecedented pressure from congressional Democrats to go after President Obama’s political opponents. The IRS scandal has now ensnared Congress.”
This post was edited on 5/14/14 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:21 pm to burdman
Lol.
Senator Levin sends lots of letters to the IRS to get them to target the conservative groups as well.
Senator Levin sends lots of letters to the IRS to get them to target the conservative groups as well.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:26 pm to Paluka
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Senator Levin sends lots of letters to the IRS
Yeah, just saw that on tv. Pretty damning evidence towards him.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:26 pm to Paluka
at this.
It shows Lerner and the EOT doing their jobs... nothing more.
Just like the Ben Rhodes "smoking gun"... this is no smoking gun.
It shows Lerner and the EOT doing their jobs... nothing more.
Just like the Ben Rhodes "smoking gun"... this is no smoking gun.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:29 pm to Rex
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It shows Lerner and the EOT doing their jobs... nothing more.
pathetic as usual.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:30 pm to Rex
Hi Rex!
I knew you'd show up to dispute things. You're like a moth to the flame. Lol
Nothing wrong with Levin's role either, huh? Are senators supposed to be doing such things?
I knew you'd show up to dispute things. You're like a moth to the flame. Lol
Nothing wrong with Levin's role either, huh? Are senators supposed to be doing such things?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:30 pm to Rex
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It shows Lerner and the EOT doing their jobs... nothing more.
Please explain how targeting is part of their job...
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:32 pm to Rex
quote:Well then...enlighten us, sir.
Just like the Ben Rhodes "smoking gun"... this is no smoking gun.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:33 pm to Paluka
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Nothing wrong with Levin's role either, huh?
Correct.
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Are senators supposed to be doing such things?
Yes.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:35 pm to Rex
Have you been tested lately? For early signs of dementia? Please explain how all of this is ok?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:36 pm to wickowick
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Please explain how targeting is part of their job..
It's the IRS's job to screen 501(c)(4) applicants to make sure they're not engaged primarily in partisan political activities.
Obviously, an organization that describes itself as tea party-affiliated should get such scrutiny.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:37 pm to Rex
Was this done to other groups as well or just tea party groups?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:39 pm to Rex
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It shows Lerner and the EOT doing their jobs... nothing more.
If you consider their jobs as being to selectively use the IRS to apply the law to political opponents.
I'm guessing that you are a Richard Nixon fan.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:40 pm to Rex
I thought Tea Party groups were all just racist gun owners, Rex?
Why were non-conservative groups not targeted? Did they just have better names?
Why were non-conservative groups not targeted? Did they just have better names?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:40 pm to Rex
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Bowery Beef’s menu launched with just a sandwich, coffee, and bagels, but the boys have added a couple of items; namely, a baked potato and a little thing known as “dogshit.” Yep, that’s what they’re calling a bowl of beef slathered in James River BBQ sauce (sounds unappetizing, to be sure, but it didn’t stop models Jamie Burke and Behati Prinsloo from stopping into a party there this past weekend). Also in the works: deli staples like knishes, pickles, and desserts, plus a “day cocktail list” launching this week. What sort of afternoon delights are in the works? Well, Ray LeMoine tells us to expect a “Boston Special” (a shot of Cuervo and a Heineken) as well as “absinthe, hard liquor and ghetto drinks from around the world.” Er, wow. Now if they’d just bring boozing cats back to the Bowery ...
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Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:42 pm to wickowick
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Was this done to other groups as well or just tea party groups?
Yes.
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In an apparent contradiction with earlier comments made by House Oversight Committee chair Darrell Issa, new documents obtained through a FOIA request by ThinkProgress show that yes, the IRS targeted both conservative and liberal groups for extra scrutiny. According to ThinkProgress's analysis of the heavily redacted "be on the lookout" lists, the IRS may have targeted a higher number of progressive groups than conservative groups overall.
New Documents Show the IRS Targeted 'Progressive' and 'Tea Party' Groups for Extra Scrutiny
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