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brooklynite

(94,489 posts) Mon Oct 5, 2020, 03:20 PM Oct 2020

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IRS Investigating NRA's Wayne LaPierre for Possible Tax Fraud

Source: Wall Street Journal

The Internal Revenue Service is investigating longtime National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre for possible criminal tax fraud related to his personal taxes, according to people familiar with the matter.

Mr. LaPierre was paid $2.2 million by the NRA in 2018, the most recent year available, the nonprofit group’s public filings show. His total reported pay from 2014 to 2018 was $11.2 million.

Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-investigating-nras-wayne-lapierre-for-possible-tax-fraud-11601923467

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IRS Investigating NRA's Wayne LaPierre for Possible Tax Fraud (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2020 OP

Possible? I'd go probable soothsayer Oct 2020 #1

It should be interesting when they find that giant stack of Roubles. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #22

It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. No Vested Interest Oct 2020 #2

Then treason. ffr Oct 2020 #3

Ol' Wayne is looking down the barrel of the law. Sneederbunk Oct 2020 #4

LOL. Best reply of this thread! nattyice Oct 2020 #9

Isn't the IRS DENVERPOPS Oct 2020 #17

No, they are under Steve Munchkin (Treasury). lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #23

Is munchkin under Barr?????? DENVERPOPS Oct 2020 #25

Sigh. No. DOT is a separate department from DOJ. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #26

Thx Lago nc DENVERPOPS Oct 2020 #27

Make him spend every penny defending himself and paying fines and penalties. marble falls Oct 2020 #5

Lock Him Up! nt procon Oct 2020 #6

It's always the "big shots" who do this. CaptYossarian Oct 2020 #7

"Big SHOTS" lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #24

A non paywall link including more infpprmation ... marble falls Oct 2020 #8

Quite a slow slow walking. That took long enough. C_U_L8R Oct 2020 #10

Probably intentional bluevoter4life Oct 2020 #11

Here's to a long and thorough audit. apnu Oct 2020 #12

Trump.. OhioTim Oct 2020 #13

Only because he didn't pay the Grifter-In-Chief enough. Unmarked bills - through Ivanka or Jr. erronis Oct 2020 #14

Mercy how hard could that be? mahina Oct 2020 #15

The good Inspector died too early - Thanks for posting the clip packman Oct 2020 #16

As always, Wayne, in your times of trouble you can count on my thoughts and prayers. tclambert Oct 2020 #18

Did IRS look the other way when it came to tRump's tax fraud? nt Hotler Oct 2020 #19

Ah, there's good news! Maeve Oct 2020 #20

Womp womp n/t Devil Child Oct 2020 #21

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

1. Possible? I'd go probable

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 03:21 PM

Oct 2020

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

22. It should be interesting when they find that giant stack of Roubles.

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 11:08 AM

Oct 2020

No Vested Interest

(5,165 posts)

2. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 03:21 PM

Oct 2020

(Sarcasm).

ffr

(22,668 posts)

3. Then treason.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 03:21 PM

Oct 2020

One at a time or all at once. Don't matter.

Sneederbunk

(14,289 posts)

4. Ol' Wayne is looking down the barrel of the law.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 03:23 PM

Oct 2020

nattyice

(331 posts)

9. LOL. Best reply of this thread!

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 03:31 PM

Oct 2020

DENVERPOPS

(8,806 posts)

17. Isn't the IRS

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 09:41 PM

Oct 2020

under DOJ BARR ????????????

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

23. No, they are under Steve Munchkin (Treasury).

Reply to DENVERPOPS (Reply #17)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 11:09 AM

Oct 2020

DENVERPOPS

(8,806 posts)

25. Is munchkin under Barr??????

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #23)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 05:04 AM

Oct 2020

From all appearances, Trump or Barr has got the IRS under their thumb also........

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

26. Sigh. No. DOT is a separate department from DOJ.

Reply to DENVERPOPS (Reply #25)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 08:36 AM

Oct 2020

DENVERPOPS

(8,806 posts)

27. Thx Lago nc

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #26)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:50 AM

Oct 2020

marble falls

(57,063 posts)

5. Make him spend every penny defending himself and paying fines and penalties.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 03:23 PM

Oct 2020

procon

(15,805 posts)

6. Lock Him Up! nt

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 03:25 PM

Oct 2020

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

7. It's always the "big shots" who do this.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 03:28 PM

Oct 2020

Do people ever volunteer for jury duty?

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

24. "Big SHOTS"

Reply to CaptYossarian (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 11:10 AM

Oct 2020

marble falls

(57,063 posts)

8. A non paywall link including more infpprmation ...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 03:29 PM

Oct 2020

https://boxden.com/showthread.php?t=2928262

C_U_L8R

(44,997 posts)

10. Quite a slow slow walking. That took long enough.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 03:33 PM

Oct 2020

And no matter what, big change is coming.

bluevoter4life

(787 posts)

11. Probably intentional

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #10)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 04:51 PM

Oct 2020

Some at the IRS still believe in laws and by the time they conclude their investigation, it will more than likely be after January 20th, and Biden won't pardon him.

apnu

(8,754 posts)

12. Here's to a long and thorough audit.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 04:56 PM

Oct 2020

OhioTim

(258 posts)

13. Trump..

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 05:28 PM

Oct 2020

..will pardon him

erronis

(15,222 posts)

14. Only because he didn't pay the Grifter-In-Chief enough. Unmarked bills - through Ivanka or Jr.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 05:56 PM

Oct 2020

The capo knows when to apply the screws.

Of course the capo needs to worry about his "family" screwing him.

mahina

(17,640 posts)

15. Mercy how hard could that be?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 06:36 PM

Oct 2020

packman

(16,296 posts)

16. The good Inspector died too early - Thanks for posting the clip

Reply to mahina (Reply #15)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 09:30 PM

Oct 2020

tclambert

(11,085 posts)

18. As always, Wayne, in your times of trouble you can count on my thoughts and prayers.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 10:22 PM

Oct 2020

Still no lightning! Darn it.

Hotler

(11,412 posts)

19. Did IRS look the other way when it came to tRump's tax fraud? nt

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 08:47 AM

Oct 2020

Maeve

(42,279 posts)

20. Ah, there's good news!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 08:57 AM

Oct 2020

The arc of justice....

Devil Child

(2,728 posts)

21. Womp womp n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 10:54 AM

Oct 2020

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