Bandit Gang Writ Large

“Entrapment” by the IRS resulted in “ruinous penalties” for ordinary Americans

"The Geneva-based international group says that the 2009 OVDP in particular was 'extremely prejudicial to Americans living overseas who sought to become compliant with their taxes due to errors or omissions under the OVDP. Believing they could come back into the system by simply filing the appropriate paperwork and paying any outstanding tax burden, these individuals were later told they would be hit with a standard penalty of 20% of the highest value of their bank accounts over a five-year period.'" Continue reading →

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“Entrapment” by the IRS resulted in “ruinous penalties” for ordinary Americans

"The Geneva-based international group says that the 2009 OVDP in particular was 'extremely prejudicial to Americans living overseas who sought to become compliant with their taxes due to errors or omissions under the OVDP. Believing they could come back into the system by simply filing the appropriate paperwork and paying any outstanding tax burden, these individuals were later told they would be hit with a standard penalty of 20% of the highest value of their bank accounts over a five-year period.'" Continue reading →

Continue Reading“Entrapment” by the IRS resulted in “ruinous penalties” for ordinary Americans

“Entrapment” by the IRS resulted in “ruinous penalties” for ordinary Americans

"The Geneva-based international group says that the 2009 OVDP in particular was 'extremely prejudicial to Americans living overseas who sought to become compliant with their taxes due to errors or omissions under the OVDP. Believing they could come back into the system by simply filing the appropriate paperwork and paying any outstanding tax burden, these individuals were later told they would be hit with a standard penalty of 20% of the highest value of their bank accounts over a five-year period.'" Continue reading →

Continue Reading“Entrapment” by the IRS resulted in “ruinous penalties” for ordinary Americans

“Entrapment” by the IRS resulted in “ruinous penalties” for ordinary Americans

"The Geneva-based international group says that the 2009 OVDP in particular was 'extremely prejudicial to Americans living overseas who sought to become compliant with their taxes due to errors or omissions under the OVDP. Believing they could come back into the system by simply filing the appropriate paperwork and paying any outstanding tax burden, these individuals were later told they would be hit with a standard penalty of 20% of the highest value of their bank accounts over a five-year period.'" Continue reading →

Continue Reading“Entrapment” by the IRS resulted in “ruinous penalties” for ordinary Americans

“Entrapment” by the IRS resulted in “ruinous penalties” for ordinary Americans

"The Geneva-based international group says that the 2009 OVDP in particular was 'extremely prejudicial to Americans living overseas who sought to become compliant with their taxes due to errors or omissions under the OVDP. Believing they could come back into the system by simply filing the appropriate paperwork and paying any outstanding tax burden, these individuals were later told they would be hit with a standard penalty of 20% of the highest value of their bank accounts over a five-year period.'" Continue reading →

Continue Reading“Entrapment” by the IRS resulted in “ruinous penalties” for ordinary Americans

“Entrapment” by the IRS resulted in “ruinous penalties” for ordinary Americans

"The Geneva-based international group says that the 2009 OVDP in particular was 'extremely prejudicial to Americans living overseas who sought to become compliant with their taxes due to errors or omissions under the OVDP. Believing they could come back into the system by simply filing the appropriate paperwork and paying any outstanding tax burden, these individuals were later told they would be hit with a standard penalty of 20% of the highest value of their bank accounts over a five-year period.'" Continue reading →

Continue Reading“Entrapment” by the IRS resulted in “ruinous penalties” for ordinary Americans

NY Senate passes bill making ‘annoying’ police a crime

"The New York State Senate passed a controversial bill on Wednesday that aims to classify ‘aggravated harassment of a police officer’ as a crime. 'Our system of laws is established to protect the foundations of our society,' Senator Griffo said. 'Police officers who risk their lives every day in our cities and on our highways deserve every possible protection, and those who treat them with disrespect, harass them and create situations that can lead to injuries deserve to pay a price for their actions.' Griffo said that New York police require extra safeguards because 'too many people in our society have lost the respect they need to have for a police officer….'." Continue reading →

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Joseph Weekley: Self-Pitying Stormtrooper

“It was my gun that shot and killed a 7-year-old girl,” insists Detroit resident Joseph Weekley, who took part in a fatal home invasion on May 17, 2010. Embedded with Weekley and his comrades on that evening was a camera crew from a cable TV program called 'The First 48' – which meant that PR, rather than public safety, was the defining priority of the mission. Weekley is a museum-quality specimen of the self-pitying Stormtrooper – and the jurors who were willing to let him escape mortal accountability for his crime would likely have done the same for Weekley’s German antecedents in the 1930s." Continue reading →

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Judge Finds Cop Not Guilty of Assault After Refusing to Watch Video of Assault

"A St. Louis cop is caught on video, slamming his forearm across the face of a handcuffed teenage suspect. However, when Bruce stepped in front of the judge to be tried this week, the judge refused to watch the video that came from a surveillance camera from the back of a police transport vehicle. As a result, Judge Theresa Counts Burke found him not guilty. But the head of the police union, Jeff Roorda, who is also a Missouri state representative, fully agreed with her decision not to view the video because he believes videos should only be used to protect police, not hold them accountable. Roorda is now going to help Bruce get his job back." Continue reading →

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Western governments set to target tech giants over tax avoidance

"Western governments are set to target a range of tax loopholes used by technology giants including Apple, Amazon as part of an international drive to tackle corporate tax avoidance, a draft action plan seen by Reuters said. Corporate tax avoidance has become a hot political issue following public outrage over revelations in the past year that companies such as Apple and Google had used structures U.S. and European politicians said were designed to minimize the amount of taxes paid. As governments struggle with large deficits following the financial crisis, lawmakers have said enough is enough." Continue reading →

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