"The IRS has admitted wrongdoing and agreed to pay a $50,000 settlement to a conservative group after confidential information from the group’s tax returns about its donors was published on the website of a political opponent.
A federal court ordered the U.S. government to pay the settlement to the National Organization for Marriage, a group that opposes same-sex marriage. The group sued the IRS last year after tax information from a 2008 form was leaked and ended up being published in 2012 by the Human Rights Campaign, which supports gay rights.
The group’s chairman John Eastman said in a statement Tuesday that he is thankful that the IRS is being held accountable after a “long and arduous” process.
“Thanks to a lot of hard work, we’ve forced the IRS to admit that they in fact were the ones to break the law and wrongfully released this confidential information,” he said."
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fine, this is the first of several similar suits. Now, will DoJ prosecute the leaker? Will the IRS fire him? This is not the leak of a government's misdoings. Its a leak of personal date demanded by the government -- some of which might be used in identity theft.
I won't hold my breath waiting for Holder to do the right thing. Oh, an illegal act by a civil servant ends his pension benefits on the first day of the illegal act.