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Lois Lerner put on administrative leave by IRS
Lois Lerner, the director of the tax-exempt organizations division at the Internal Revenue Service, has been placed on administrative leave, sources in Congress and the administration confirm. Federal workers are given pay and benefits when put on administrative leave. My understanding is the new acting IRS commissioner asked for Ms. Lerners resignation, and she refused to resign, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said in a statement. The IRS owes it to taxpayers to resolve her situation quickly. Acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel has selected Ken Corbin as the acting director, of the exempt organizations division. Corbin is currently the deputy director of the submission processing, wage and investment division. Lerner was the official who revealed during a May 10 American Bar Association conference in Washington that employees in the IRSs tax-exempt unit in Cincinnati had improperly scrutinized applications from dozens of organizations. On Wednesday, she invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to avoid testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Posted by: tipper 2013-05-24 |
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