Texas attorneys slam IRS for misconduct
I’m intrigued by the thought distortions that plague the typical tax protester - but it seems unfair to ignore the other side of the coin, which would be IRS agents or prosecutors who believe that they can ignore the law the same way that tax protesters do. Two attorneys in Texas - husband and wife, a criminal defense and a family law attorney, respectively - were subjected to a degrading and incredibly invasive investigation and prosecution, based upon the testimony of a disgruntled ex-employee with a boyfriend serving an 18-year sentence in federal prison. Apparently the ex-employee was hoping that if she could get her employer convicted, the boyfriend would be freed.
The attorneys not only won their criminal tax fraud cases, they came back and sued IRS using the Federal Tort Claims Act, then negotiated a $1.34M settlement.
Good for them for fighting back and standing up for themselves.