by Jane Richey | Jul 19, 2013 | Politics
The Treasury inspector general (IG) who outlined the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups aggressively defended his office from Democratic attacks on Thursday, saying he had never seen an independent auditor treated that way. Democrats at a House Oversight hearing...
by Jane Richey | Jul 2, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has paid at least 1,546 dead people $31 million, with some of the deceased receiving benefits for 20 years.According to a June 21 audit by the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, 2,475 beneficiaries had a...
by Jane Richey | Jun 14, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration revealed in a recently released audit report that in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 more than 1,000 Internal Revenue Service employees misused government charge cards issued by Citibank. The report said that during the...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
The IRS is paying out billions of dollars in fraudulent tax refunds to identity thieves; a problem that the tax service’s inspector general told CNBC is a “growing problem” involving numbers that are increasing “exponentially.” In a new report to be issued Thursday,...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Politics
Treasury Department officials have been cited for soliciting prostitutes, breaking conflict-of-interest rules and accepting gifts from corporate executives, according to the findings of official government investigations. The revelations of unethical behavior at...
