Flashback — IRS Whistleblower on Agency’s Retaliation: ‘They Probably Hope that I Commit Suicide or Something’

HERRIDGE Have you had ░░░░░░░░ IRS employees reach out ░░░░░░░░ you about coming forward ░░░░░░░░ whistleblowers ZIEGLER Yes I ░░░░░░░░ other people within the ░░░░░░░░ HERRIDGE Is it fair ░░░░░░░░ say that IRS employees ░░░░░░░░ watching your case and ░░░░░░░░ way you re treated ░░░░░░░░ decide if they re ░░░░░░░░ to take the risk ░░░░░░░░ come forward ZIEGLER Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ think they re waiting ░░░░░░░░ the process they re ░░░░░░░░ what happens to Gary ░░░░░░░░ I the personal personal ░░░░░░░░ professional effect on our ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ makes a huge difference ░░░░░░░░ What was the personal ░░░░░░░░ of coming forward ZIEGLER ░░░░░░░░ it again in a ░░░░░░░░ It was the right ░░░░░░░░ to do But I ░░░░░░░░ lost personal relationships The ░░░░░░░░ of the depression has ░░░░░░░░ pretty debilitating I m ░░░░░░░░ a wealthy person I ░░░░░░░░ just like anyone out ░░░░░░░░ I live paycheck to ░░░░░░░░ I m surviving as ░░░░░░░░ as I can and ░░░░░░░░ m up against a ░░░░░░░░ that has millions of ░░░░░░░░ that has the ability ░░░░░░░░ fight me and to ░░░░░░░░ wear you down SHAPLEY ░░░░░░░░ is just has a ░░░░░░░░ blanket on me hoping ░░░░░░░░ I quit that they ░░░░░░░░ some way to terminate ░░░░░░░░ or they probably hope ░░░░░░░░ I commit suicide or ░░░░░░░░ My career is over ░░░░░░░░ know the way IRS ░░░░░░░░ treating me the way ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice is ░░░░░░░░ me.”