"The watchdog explained that the FIOA request also uncovered “extensive materials from the IRS’ files sent from Lerner to the FEC containing detailed, confidential information about the organizations.”
If you were wondering why IRS official Lois Lerner took the 5th when she appeared before Congress, this might help clear things up. According to e-mails obtained under a Freedom of Information request by Judicial Watch, she was passing confidential tax-payer information to the Federal Elections Commission.
http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/31/report-irs-provided-conservative-groups-confidential-tax-information-to-fec/
For the benefit of you UC Santa Cruz Community Studies and History of Consciousness majors, that's illegal.
The next step is to see if the Department of Justice will indict her.
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