House Finds Lerner, Central Figure In Tax Exempt Scandal, In Contempt Of Congress
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
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
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’
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 a House Oversight Committee hearing. It was the second time in recent memory that an IRS employee had invoked a Fifth Amendment right not to testify: Roseman follows hot on…
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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
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 Organizations Division at the Internal Revenue Service. He advised as much on yesterday when Lerner possibly (keep reading!) pleaded the Fifth rather than testify at a Congressional hearing into allegations…
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We Know She Can Count To Five: IRS Official Who Claimed She Was Not Good At Math Pleads The Fifth
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 language, a number of IRS and Treasury officials made their way to the Hill today to testify in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Committee,…
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Oakland Votes To Tax Marijuana
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 in the US to tax marijuana. The tax was put on the ballot after a considerable push from the medical community. City Council jumped on the bandwagon, too, when it…
