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From: smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin)
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Subject: Re: IRS (was: bad signatures on checks) (leaking Congresscritters' tax returns)
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Date: Fri, 8-Aug-86 00:40:24 EDT
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> In article <2002@mtgzz.UUCP> eme@mtgzz.UUCP (e.m.eades) writes:
> >
> >I have heard of a book by a former Congresscritter (I like that name :)
> >who challenged the IRS.  During his next election, the IRS started 
> >investigating him for tax fraud and tax evasion.  He lost the election
> >and the IRS declared that their investigations uncovered nothing and
> >all charges were dropped.  I believe the book was suppose to be
> >autobiographical,  anyone know who the congresscritter was and what
> >his book was called?
> >E.Eades
> 
> I believe you are talking about George Hansen of Idaho. The book is
> called "To Harrass our People".

He's not the most objective source, as he's currently in the slammer for
assorted criminal violations of the House Ethics Act.  Given how many of
his little sins involved shifting money around between his campaign and
himself, I'd say the IRS was quite justified in taking a closer look...

Moral:  you may not like the IRS, but they're not *always* wrong or dishonest.