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IRS Steals $107,702 From Law-Abiding Man, Then Tells Him To Stay Silent
Lyndon McLellan. Image source: Institute for Justice
The IRS and the US Justice Department appear to be violating a new federal policy on the seizure of cash in bank accounts.
The IRS and a US attorney are moving forward with the seizure of all the money in convenience store owner Lyndon McLellan’s business account even though the case violates new federal rules.
During a hearing earlier this year, North Carolina Congressman George Holding told IRS Commissioner John Koskinen about the case, without mentioning it by name.
“If that case exists, then it’s not following the policy,” Koskinen responded.
The IRS and the Justice Department had announced they would limit the seizure of money from bank accounts to cases in which actual criminal activity was suspected. The new rule took place after a New York Times article from last year exposed seizure abuses in which every day law-abiding Americans got caught up in a law intended to stop criminals.
McLellan had his entire bank account — all $107,702 of it — seized via civil forfeiture in Summer 2014. He is being represented by the Institute for Justice.
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“It took me 13 years to save that much money, and it took fewer than 13 seconds for the government to take it away,” McLellan said.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/current-events/irs-steals-107702-from-law-abiding-man-then-tells-him-to-stay-silent/
