United States Attorney s Office for the[ ] (via Public) / Georgia man sentenced to more than eight years in prison for filing false liens against federal government officials publicnow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from publicnow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Syracuse, New York: Stephen Mockler, 53, of Waverly, New York, Andrew Panessa, 40, of Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, and Sabrina Scott, 52, of Granbury, Texas, have pleaded guilty to charges related to their roles in a scheme to obtain confidential tax information from the IRS.
The three admitted that Scott, while an employee of a private investigation firm in Texas, provided both Mockler and Panessa with personal ID information about her firm’s investigative targets and requested that Mockler and Panessa use that information to obtain confidential tax information.
Mockler, who received requests for tax information from both Scott and Panessa, called the IRS and used the information to impersonate the taxpayer, answer the security questions and learn non-public information about the taxpayer. Mockler then sent that information back to Panessa or Scott, who provided the information to the private investig
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ATLANTA â A federal jury has found Hampton resident Hakim Amal Archible guilty on three counts of filing or attempting to file false liens against federal officials and one count of obstructing or impeding the administration of the Internal Revenue Service.
âIn this case, the defendant filed false liens against current and former public officials to bully and harass them,â said Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine. âArchible learned that our office will vigorously pursue individuals who improperly weaponize the lien system in Georgia.â
âTIGTAâs statutory mission includes investigating individuals who are alleged to pose a threat to IRS employees engaged in the lawful collection of taxes,â said J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for Tax Administration. âAttempts to intimidate or retaliate against IRS employees engaged in the performance of their official duties will be aggressively pursued. We appreciate the efforts of the