IRS targeting conservative groups

[yawmwen]

the other thread was closed due to a bad source, but this is a real story so i'm posting it with actual sources that aren't breitbart.

[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/holder-orders-fbi-justice-probe-of-irs/2013/05/14/7891fde6-bcc0-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html[/url]
[quote]Federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation of whether Internal Revenue Service employees broke the law when they targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, the latest setback for an agency that is the subject of withering bipartisan criticism and multiple congressional inquiries.

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that the Justice Department and the FBI began the probe after the IRS acknowledged that it selected conservative groups with the words “tea party” and “patriot” in their names for special reviews.[/quote]

[url]http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/14/politics/irs-conservative-targeting/index.html[/url]
[quote]Lax oversight at the Internal Revenue Service allowed for the singling out of some conservative groups, resulting in lengthy delays in the processing of their applications for federal tax-exempt status, according to a report by the agency's inspector genera[B]l [/B]released Tuesday.

The report found that for more than 18 months beginning in early 2010 the IRS developed and followed a faulty policy to determine whether the applicants were engaged in political activities, which would disqualify the groups from receiving tax-exempt status.[/quote]

it makes sense the regime would be involved in actions to discredit or harm political opposition, hardly surprising at all. still, a bit disappointing when you hear about it.