[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H4378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          IRS EMPLOYEE CRIMES

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, there is a new management board to clean 
up the IRS. The GAO said the IRS cannot even handle their own money, 
and that IRS employees have illegally snooped into unsuspecting 
taxpayers' accounts.
  Now, if that is not enough to seize your tooth fairy money, check 
this out. An IRS bankruptcy specialist, Reva Vanzijl, stole social 
security numbers, then ripped off $10,000 from the credit cards of 
unsuspecting taxpayers.
  ``But don't worry,'' the IRS said, ``we got Reva and we convicted her 
and we threw the book of justice at her.'' Check this out: Reva got 6 
months of home arrest and a $3,000 fine.
  Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. I say the IRS does not need a management 
board. The IRS needs a parole board. As for this proverbial book of 
justice, I say the IRS should shove that book of justice up their 
audit. I yield back all their crimes.

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