Anonymous group threatens to leak Romney tax records

[CausingPAIN]

Are things going to be fun or what?


Anonymous group threatens to leak Romney tax records - CNN.com

 

[blastoff]

snore...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[naturegirl]

They're fakes..................Romney's tax records are safely tucked away with Obama's school records.

 

[tjvh]

I guess the blackmail part wasn't important enough to enter into the thread title. Wow, several felonies are being committed here.

 

[Some Guy]

Is this the first ever ransom of tax documents?

I'm guessing no, cause this sounds like bullshit.

 

[Jackson]

If watching someone go to jail for hacking and threatening to extort your idea of fun, it will be a riot.

 

[CausingPAIN]

hacking seems to be more trouble.

below appears to be an EZ ticket to a book deal?
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IRS Section 7216 Regulations

On January 1, 2009, IRS regulations under Internal Revenue Code section 7216 became effective. Treas. Reg. section 301.7216 represents a modification of previous regulations that had remained largely unchanged for 30 years. The newly revised regulations attempt to address modern return preparation practices, including electronic filing and the cross marketing of financial and commercial products and services by tax return preparers.

Absent a specific, exception, Treas. Reg. section 301.7216 generally prohibits the disclosure or use of tax return information without the client’s explicit, written consent. In general, a “disclosure” of tax return information involves a disclosure by the preparer of a client’s return information to a third party. A “use” of tax return information generally involves the use of the return information by the preparer potentially for the purposes of offering non-tax services to the taxpayer.

Under section 7216, a tax return preparer is subject to a criminal penalty for “knowingly or recklessly” disclosing or using tax return information. Each violation of section 7216 could result in a fine of up to $1,000 or one year imprisonment, or both. Internal Revenue Code section 6713, the companion civil penalty, imposes a $250 penalty on a preparer for each prohibited disclosure or use of the return information.

 

[CausingPAIN]

Is this the first ever ransom of tax documents?

I'm guessing no, cause this sounds like bullshit.

1 million is low for billions are on the line...

 

[Katzndogz]

It's obama using Anonymous. He's always had Romney's tax records. They are in government files.

 

[Liberal]

If it is in fact Anonymous (the hacker group), than I would say they probably are real. In addition, the Anons will probably not be able to be tracked.. They are too good, especially after Sabu from LulzSec was caught, they learned a lot on how the FBI was tracking them.

However, the Anons do not usually do things for money, that would get them caught. They don't specify who the group is, they just call it an anonymous group.

 

[SniperFire]

They're fakes..................Romney's tax records are safely tucked away with Obama's school records.

 

[CausingPAIN]

They're fakes..................Romney's tax records are safely tucked away with Obama's school records.

Many presidents have no real academic records, a whole heck of a lot are politicians, are lawyers? Don't know what this means, this appears to be a minimum standard these days.

 

[GoneBezerk]

Yeah....they would show Romney made a lot of money, big deal.

Obamination would be a fool to try to gain advantage with stolen tax records, that is too scummy for most Americans....which says a lot about the OP being a piece of shit.

 

[tjvh]

Yeah....they would show Romney made a lot of money, big deal.

Obamination would be a fool to try to gain advantage with stolen tax records, that is too scummy for most Americans....which says a lot about the OP being a piece of shit.

Exactly why I hope they do get released... No matter how anonymous, rational people will ALL point their finger at Obama.

 

[The Infidel]

They're fakes..................Romney's tax records are safely tucked away with Obama's school records.

Many presidents have no real academic records, a whole heck of are lot politicians are lawyers? Don't know what this means, this appears to be a minimum standard these days.

Well its about time we had a POTUS that is not a lawyer...

 

[The Infidel]

Yeah....they would show Romney made a lot of money, big deal.

Obamination would be a fool to try to gain advantage with stolen tax records, that is too scummy for most Americans....which says a lot about the OP being a piece of shit.

Not for Obama supporters though

 

[g5000]

The group demands $1 million worth of the online currency Bitcoins.

 

[The Infidel]

The group demands $1 million worth of the online currency Bitcoins.

 

[waltky]

Shhh, its the Secret Service - only hookers are allowed to know...

Reported theft of Romney tax records being probed
September 5, 2012 — The Secret Service said Wednesday it is investigating the reported theft of copies of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's federal tax records during a break-in at an accounting office in Franklin. Someone claiming responsibility demanded $1 million not to make them public.

An anonymous letter sent to Romney's accounting firm and political offices in Tennessee and published online sought $1 million in hard-to-trace Internet currency to prevent the disclosure of his tax filings, which have emerged as a key focus during the 2012 presidential race. Romney released his 2010 tax returns and a 2011 estimate in January, but he has refused to disclose his returns from earlier years. Romney's accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, said there was no evidence that any Romney tax files were stolen. "At this time there is no evidence that our systems have been compromised or that there was any unauthorized access to the data in question," PricewaterhouseCoopers spokesman Chris Atkins said.

In Washington, Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan confirmed the agency was investigating. The Romney campaign declined to comment, referring all questions to the accounting firm. Franklin police said there were no recent alarms or break-ins reported at the site. "We've had nothing from that address in August," Police Lt. Charles J. Warner said. There was no sign of forced entry at the five-story building that housed the accounting firm's local office, not far from the Cool Springs Galleria, a large mall about 20 miles south of Nashville.

The building does not restrict access during business hours and has no guard. After-hours access to the doors and elevators appear to be controlled by keycard. A spokeswoman for the building manager, Spectrum Properties, said the company would not speculate on the burglary claim. "All of the tenants operate independently and the building is highly secured," the spokeswoman, Beth Courtney, said. The data theft was claimed in letters left with political party offices in Franklin and disclosed in several Tennessee-area newspapers. Jean Barwick, the executive director of the Williamson County Republican Party, said employees in the GOP office found a small package on Friday with a hand-written address. The package contained a letter and a computer flash drive, she said.

Peter Burr, the chairman of the county's Democratic Party, said he received a version of the letter and a thumb drive on Aug. 27. "I have no way of knowing this is real or not," he said. "I doubt it is, but I suppose it's conceivable." An anonymous posting on a file-sharing website said the returns were stolen Aug. 25 from the accounting firm's office. After "all available 1040 tax forms for Romney were copied," the posting said, flash drives containing encrypted copies of his pre-2010 tax records were sent to the firm and to Republican and Democratic party offices. The group threatened to divulge the tax files by late September unless it was paid $1 million. Barwick and Burr said they turned over the materials to the Secret Service. "The agents said there wasn't a whole lot they could say, but they agreed that bizarre stuff during campaign season isn't exactly unusual," Burr said.

Reported theft of Romney tax records being probed | cnsnews.com

 

[RoadVirus]

Wow, several felonies are being committed here.

At least....if it's true.