There They Go Again

News broke last week that the IRS targeted Tea Party groups for special investigation prior to the last presidential election. The IRS has apologized, initially blaming overzealous "low-level employees" (aren't they all?) for the program. Although subsequent reports have revealed that the IRS higher-ups have known long about the program, I would never doubt the zeal of low-level IRS employees. For two great examples of the great things they can accomplish when they put their minds to it, see this post: "Dumpster-diving, movie-watching, newspaper-reading, relentless ... IRS agents".

Dumpster-diving, movie-watching, newspaper-reading, relentless ... IRS agents

Perhaps it is just a coincidence, but on each of the last two days I have read a story about prosecutions that began as vigilante, off-hours, side-projects by an enterprising (some would say over-zealous) IRS agent. The methods used in both cases are so similar, however, that coincidence seems impossible.