Some Groups Targeted By IRS May Have Violated Election Law

Some Groups Targeted By IRS May Have Violated Election Law: A report conducted by the Treasury Department’s Inspector General found that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) improperly targeted conservative groups applying for 501(c)(4) status and IRS officials have publicly admitted to relying on inappropriate criteria to screen out the names of organizations that included “tea party” or “patriots” for additional scrutiny. But the New York [...]/p