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IRS employee gets 3 years Probation for unauthorized access to IRS Accounts of Hollywood Actors - Kevin Bacon, Alec Baldwin, Chevy Chase, among others
Covington, Ky. - (August 20, 2008) - A 56 year old Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee based out of Covington, was sentenced today to three years of probation, 60 hours of community service, and $1,000 for exceeding unauthorized computer access to obtain information from the Internal Revenue Service. The 56 year old man improperly accessed [...]
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TAXPAYERS’ HELP NEEDED TO SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL EMAIL SCHEMES
DENVER - The United States Attorney’s office, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) and the Internal Revenue Service today released the following warning regarding Internet and email schemes involving the Economic Stimulus Payments.
Wide-spread email schemes, known as “phishing,” that claim to come from the IRS have become increasingly common. These emails appear to [...]


