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Re: DOJ Asked to Investigate How Obama Campaign Co-Chair Obtained Stolen IRS Tax Return

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NOM To Disclose Tax Returns

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following an onsite request by the Human Rights Campaign, the National Organization for Marriage today released its 2009 Form 990, the tax return they are required to submit to the IRS. NOM dated its 990 November 14, 2010, yet did not disclose it publicly until today when it gave an HRC representative a hard-copy of the tax return.

The 990 shows that three wealthy donors contributed 68% of their total donations; four donors gave 73% and five donors gave 75%.

“NOM’s reluctance to make their tax returns available publicly is par for the course in their pattern of secrecy and shadowy dealings,” said Kevin Nix, NOM Project Director for HRC. “While NOM claims to represent a grassroots network, it’s not surprising that they’ve tried to hide the fact that they are almost entirely beholden to a few wealthy, anti-gay donors.”

Most of the $7.1 million in ’09 revenue came from three large donors. These donors could be individuals or corporations but their identities are not required to be disclosed publicly. According to the 990, here is how NOM’s top donations break down.

1. $2,475,000
2. $1,230,000
3. $1,100,000
4. $400,000
5. $150,000

On Monday, January 3, HRC went to the Washington, D.C. NOM office and asked for a copy of its 2009 990 for both its (c) 3 and (c) 4 organizations. Video of the exchange is here. On Tuesday, January 4, HRC went back to the office and obtained a hard-copy of the (c) 4 990. It appears NOM did not provide us with a complete return.

According to IRS regulations, any non-profit organization (which includes NOM) has to produce its returns if asked for in-person on the same day of the request.

NOM’s 2009 990 can be found here.

Last month, Fred Karger, a longtime NOM watcher, reported that NOM had not filed their tax returns for 2009. NOM Exposed.org is a joint project by the Human Rights Campaign and the Courage Campaign to uncover the truth for those reporters, general public, and lawmakers who buy into NOM’s façade of tolerance and rationality. NOM is nothing more than a fringe player in American politics.


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DOJ Asked to Investigate How Obama Campaign Co-Chair Obtained Stolen IRS Tax Return
By: Beldin in POPE
Mon, 30 Apr 12 7:40 PM 		Msg. 57088 of 65535

DOJ Asked to Investigate How Obama Campaign Co-Chair Obtained Stolen IRS Tax Return
By Robert Bluey
Big Government
April 29, 2012

The National Organization for Marriage is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute the individuals responsible for leaking the organization’s confidential U.S. tax return and then illegally publishing it.

The stolen tax return was first published by the Human Rights Campaign and subsequently the Huffington Post. HRC is led by Joe Solmonese, who also serves as a co-chairman of President Obama's reelection committee.

In an April 25 letter to Kathryn Keneally, assistant attorney general for DOJ’s tax division, NOM President Brian Brown and Chairman John C. Eastman request an immediate investigation “to identify the person(s) responsible for these illegal actions.” (The letter is published below.)

Brown will provide an update on the brewing scandal at The Bloggers Briefing. Breitbart TV, in partnership with The Heritage Foundation, will air it live on Tuesday at noon ET.

As previously reported by the Breitbart News Network, NOM’s confidential tax return was first disclosed by the Human Rights Campaign and Huffington Post on March 30 in an attempt to expose the group’s donors. Publication of the material is a felony, punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment for up to five years.

An investigation by NOM revealed the documents came directly from the Internal Revenue Service rather than a “whistleblower,” as HRC claimed. NOM used a computer program to remove a layer from the file, which attempted to obscure its source. Once that layer was removed, markings used only by the IRS were visible.

A spokesman for the IRS said the agency was already investigating the matter. “IRS takes this confidentiality of return information very seriously,” spokesman Dean Patterson told The Daily Caller. “Any allegations of improper disclosures of taxpayer information are investigated by the Treasury Inspector General.”

While that investigation progresses, NOM wants the Department of Justice tax division to also investigate. It has responsibility for all criminal activity involving internal revenue laws.

The question is whether someone within the IRS deliberately and illegally obtained the tax return or if a breach happened from an external source.

HRC quietly removed the tax form within a day of NOM's attorneys contacting the organization. The Huffington Post, however, still has a copy on its website despite NOM’s request to remove it. Neither organization responded to inquiries for comment.

Under federal law, both HRC and Huffington Post could be punished for their actions. That’s a point NOM emphasized in its letter to the Department of Justice:

NOM hereby respectfully requests an immediate and thorough investigation into this matter in order to determine (1) whether an officer or employee of the United States is responsible for the unlawful release of NOM’s 2008 Schedule B and should be prosecuted; (2) whether the source of the breach was through violation of the IRS’s electronic data systems; and (3) how HRC, the Huffington Post, and others obtained NOM’s 2008 Schedule B and their role in stealing NOM’s confidential donor information and whether they, or any of them, should be prosecuted for their violation of federal law. ...

Remainder of article @ http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/04/28/DOJ-asked-to-Investigate-How-Obama-Campaign

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