The Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided that it will not move forward with a criminal-contempt prosecution of Lois Lerner, the former head of the IRS’s Exempt Organizations Division. As many may recall, Lerner had refused to testify before a House Committee investigating the IRS's handling of Republican organizations applying for tax-exempt status.
In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, dated March 31, the DOJ said it was not pursuing the case because Lerner had not waived her Fifth Amendment privilege by making an opening statement and because she made only general claims of innocence.
House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam, R-Ill., said the decision came as no surprise and that he would continue to "investigate all the facts" and hold her accountable for any criminal wrongdoing to which she was a party. "It has long been clear that this administration has no interest in providing accountability for the innocent Americans who had their civil liberties violated by the IRS," said Roskam in a statement. "Justice’s decision not to prosecute Mrs. Lerner for her refusal to engage with Congress in no way clears her of wrongdoing."
People are divided on both side of the fence. You may recall that during the investigation the IRS destroyed all of Lerner's emails so they could not be provided to the Oversight Subcommittee charged to investigate the matter.
If you have a tax exempt organization or non profit and need legal assistance, do not hesitate to contact the Orange County Tax Law Office of the Wilson Tax Law Group at 949.397.2292.
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