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Justice Dept.: No criminal charges for ex-IRS official

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Oct 23, 2:59 PM (ET)

By ERIC TUCKER

WASHINGTON (AP) — No IRS official would face criminal charges arising from the political controversy over the processing of applications for tax-exempt status, the Justice Department announced Friday.

In a letter to members of Congress, the department said that while investigators had found “mismanagement, poor judgment and institutional inertia,” there was no evidence of a crime.

“We found no evidence that any IRS official acted based on political, discriminatory, corrupt or other inappropriate motives that would support a criminal prosecution,” the letter stated.

The department also announced that Lois Lerner, who headed the division that processes applications for tax-exempt status at the time, would not face any charges.

https://apnews.myway.com/article/20151023/us-irs-investigation-11e1446376.html

One thought on “Justice Dept.: No criminal charges for ex-IRS official

  1. Why am I not surprised?

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