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Mueller Enlists the IRS for His Trump-Russia Investigation |
2017-09-01 |
[Daily Beast] Special counsel Bob Mueller has teamed up with the IRS. According to sources familiar with his investigation into alleged Russian election interference, his probe has enlisted the help of agents from the IRS’ Criminal Investigations unit. This unit--known as CI--is one of the federal government’s most tight-knit, specialized, and secretive investigative entities. Its 2,500 agents focus exclusively on financial crime, including tax evasion and money laundering. A former colleague of Mueller’s said he always liked working with IRS’ special agents, especially when he was a U.S. Attorney. And it goes without saying that the IRS has access to Trump’s tax returns--documents that the president has long resisted releasing to the public. Potential financial crimes are a central part of Mueller’s probe. One of his top deputies, Andy Weissmann, formerly helmed the Justice Department’s Enron probe and has extensive experience working with investigative agents from the IRS. "From the agents, I know everyone has the utmost respect for both Mueller and Weissmann," said Martin Sheil, a retired IRS Criminal Investigations agent. And he said Mueller and Weissmann are known admirers of those agents’ work. "They view them with the highest regard," Sheil said. "IRS special agents are the very best in the business of conducting financial investigations. They will quickly tell you that it took an accountant to nab Al Capone, and it’s true." |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#10 How would one report treasonous activity on a W2? Clearly you can't use the short form. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-09-01 20:19 |
#9 2500 of em packing heat vs 64 million who duly elected this president. Seriously out numbered. The eternal revenue service is preditory. They have different rules of engagement based on how knowledgeable one is without representation or if one has representation in a tax situation and most recently political affiliation. They are extraodinarily aligned with the Democrats. They have zero integrity. During the Zero regime anyone who criticize Zero or the ERS was audited. Especially high profile critics to teach the right a lesson. The bonus system for these people is fuel for thier predictory nature. The ERS tax collectors are Punks. |
Posted by: Threatch Jeamp8135 2017-09-01 17:16 |
#8 Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime. ---Lavrentiy Beria |
Posted by: magpie 2017-09-01 17:14 |
#7 Worth noting - the IRS' CI guys pack heat. |
Posted by: Raj 2017-09-01 13:50 |
#6 I thought the IRS had issues with finding historical data? However, they can be very creative. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-09-01 09:34 |
#5 Wait "Donk and legal" don't go together other than as an oxymoron. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2017-09-01 09:28 |
#4 Tire-biting 101 by Mueller will go on forever. There is an effort in the House to pull the plug on this |
Posted by: JohnQC 2017-09-01 09:26 |
#3 Not when Trump is involved. I bet they have all his records ready for release right now. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2017-09-01 09:25 |
#2 I thought the IRS had issues with finding historical data? |
Posted by: Airandee 2017-09-01 09:17 |
#1 Yes, a most impressive organization indeed. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2017-09-01 07:42 |