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*US Treasury deputy inspector general for tax administration Timothy Camus testifies before the Senate Finance Committee that, since 2013, criminals pretending to be IRS tax agents contacted more than 366,000 people with harassing phone calls demanding payments and threatening prosecution and incarceration in the largest scam of its kind in the history of the agency. More than 3,000 people were duped out of a total of $15.5 million, with victims in almost every state. Federal investigators believe there is more than one group of perpetrators, including some overseas. Currently, two people in ] have been arrested, accused of being part of a scam that involved people in call centers in India contacting U.S. taxpayers. Immigrants were the primary target early on. The callers can manipulate caller ID to make it look like they are calling from an IRS phone number. They might even know the last four digits of the taxpayer's ].
*The ] of the Communist Party of China (CCFDI) ] former ] party chief ]. He is the first official investigated from ] since the campaign began in 2013. *The ] of the Communist Party of China (CCFDI) ] former ] party chief ]. He is the first official investigated from ] since the campaign began in 2013.



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Current events of March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12) (Thursday) edit history watch
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
  • The United Steelworkers Union and Royal Dutch Shell negotiate a contract, pending union ratification, to end of a six-week strike that began February 1 that has affected twelve U.S. refineries. Previously, the strike had been cited as a reason for recent oil price increases. (AP)
  • In New York City, U.S. district court judge Thomas Griesa expands the force of his existing remedial rulings in the ongoing litigation over the Argentine debt restructuring, blocking planned bond payments by Citigroup. The Citigroup processing of payments would violate a requirement that Argentina treat bondholders equally. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
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