government to do a lot for them. we want to listen. this is the inspector general for the tax administration, jay russell george, let s listen to him testify. these applications, third, the irs requested unnecessary information from groups it subjected to special scrutiny. all three allat substantiated. the irs used inappropriate criteria to target for review, tea party and other organizations based on their name and policy positions. this practice started in 2010 and continued to evolve until june of 2011. as a the monitor shows, the irs was following inappropriate criteria. let me read to you this criteria held by the irs exempt function in june 2011. it included the words, tea party, patriots, or 9/12 prong. another criteria included
allegations. first, that irs targeted specific groups applying for tax-exempt status. second, that they delayed the processing of these groups applications, and third, that the irs requested unnecessary information from groups it subjected to special scrutiny. all three allegations were substantiated. the irs used inappropriate criteria to target for review tea party and other organizations based on their name and policy positions. this practice started in 2010 and continued to evolve until june of 2011. as the monitor shows, the irs was following inappropriate criteria. let me read to you these criteria from a briefing held by the irs s exempt organization s function in june of 2011. the criteria included the words, tea party, patriots, or 9/12 project. another listed criterion,
our report issued earlier this week addresses three allegations. first that the irs targeted specific groups applying for tax-exempt status. second, that they delayed the processing of these groups applications and, third, that the irs requested unnecessary information from groups it subjected to special scrutiny. all three allegations were substantiated. the irs views inappropriate criteria to target for review tea party and other organizations based on their name and policy positions. this practice started in 2010 and continued to evolve until june of 2011. as a monitor shows, the irs was following inappropriate crite a criteria. let me read these criteria from a briefing held by the irs exempt organization in june of 2011. the criteria included the words tea party, patriots, or 912