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02-11-2015, 03:47 PM
Journalist Michael McAuliff wrote for HuffPo 11 February 2015:
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The commissioner of the IRS offered an apology of sorts Tuesday for seizing the assets of taxpayers absent any evidence of a crime, but not before one angry congressman compared the agency's actions to torture. Commissioner John Koskinen appeared before the Ways and Means Committee to explain why the agency had seized hundreds of thousands of dollars from business owners simply because they made cash deposits under $10,000.
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article/video (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/11/irs-asset-forfeiture_n_6663046.html)
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The commissioner of the IRS offered an apology of sorts Tuesday for seizing the assets of taxpayers absent any evidence of a crime, but not before one angry congressman compared the agency's actions to torture. Commissioner John Koskinen appeared before the Ways and Means Committee to explain why the agency had seized hundreds of thousands of dollars from business owners simply because they made cash deposits under $10,000.
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article/video (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/11/irs-asset-forfeiture_n_6663046.html)