Fox Business: DOJ Charges Five IRS Employees Who Stole Covid Relief Funds and Spent the Money on Luxury Goods, Massages, and Vacations

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VAUGHN: "This bombshell investigation from the DoJ shows the IRS might have their hands full policing the people they already have on staff. One of these IRS employees committed pandemic fraud in more than one way. A 38-year-old woman from Cordova, Tennessee, submitted loan applications for pandemic relief for businesses that did not exist. She also claimed to be unemployed to collect extra cash, all while being actually employed by the IRS, so not only getting taxpayer-funded paychecks but stealing taxpayer money at the same time. The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee saying these thieves stole the money, not out of need but out of greed. Quote, 'These individuals acting out of pure greed abused their positions by taking government funds meant for citizens and businesses who desperately needed it.' What they spent the money on will blow your mind. The five IRS employees used stolen taxpayer money to buy luxury goods like a Mercedes-Benz, Gucci clothing, Gucci purses, jewelry, on self-care like manicures and massages and vacations, several of them taking trips to Vegas to blow the cash. Last month the U.S. Treasury Inspector General announced they would be auditing the IRS to make sure their own staff are paying taxes after reports that found 1,250 IRS employees didn’t pay their own taxes or were late to pay. Some of the excuses that these IRS agents used for not paying taxes was that it was too complicated to figure out."