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House Finds Lerner, Central Figure In Tax Exempt Scandal, In Contempt Of Congress

Kelly Phillips ErbMay 7, 2014July 31, 2020

Today, the House voted to hold Lois Lerner, the former Director of Exempt Organization for IRS, in Contempt of Congress. So what’s next?

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House Committee Votes To Hold Lerner In Contempt, Others Push For Criminal Prosecution

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 10, 2014July 29, 2020

It was a flurry of activity on the Hill this week as one committee voted to pursue charges against disgraced former IRS official Lois Lerner as another committee asked Attorney General Eric Holder to consider criminal charges. Where do things stand now?

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Former IRS Official Refuses To Testify Again, Lawyer Blasts “Partisan” Hearing

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 5, 2014July 27, 2020

Lois Lerner, the former Director of Tax Exempt Organizations was back in Washington today to testify about her role in the IRS tax exempt organization scandal. At the May 2013 hearing, Lerner pleaded the Fifth. She was called back this month. Was the result any different?

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As Second IRS Official Pleads The Fifth, Congress Pushes For ‘Lerner Rule’

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 9, 2013July 15, 2020

Greg Roseman, a Deputy Director at the Internal Revenue Service, didn’t make any friends on the Hill last month when he refused to testify at

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Will She Or Won’t She? D.C. Holds Breath As IRS Official Is Called Back To Testify After (Possibly) Pleading The Fifth

Kelly Phillips ErbMay 24, 2013July 11, 2020

It’s no surprise that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, would recall Lois Lerner, Director of the Exempt

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We Know She Can Count To Five: IRS Official Who Claimed She Was Not Good At Math Pleads The Fifth

Kelly Phillips ErbMay 22, 2013July 11, 2020

As Congress continues its investigation into allegations that the Internal Revenue Service improperly targeted certain applications for tax-exempt status based on keywords and politically charged

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Oakland Votes To Tax Marijuana

Oakland Votes To Tax Marijuana

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 22, 2009May 17, 2020

A measure to tax the gross receipts of licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Oakland passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday. The vote makes Oakland the first city

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