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Howard Stern Beats Lawsuit Over Airing of I.R.S. Agent's Call With Taxpayer
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Putting aside the fact that it's the IRS and that the tax code has it's own set of laws & regulations, the government's argument is always that it's not liable for actions, even criminals actions made by federal government employees while said action is ***within the scope of employment*** even when those actions go ***beyond the scope of their employment duties as a government employee***
From the article:
"the U.S. government argued it had sovereign immunity under the "tax exception" to the Federal Tort Claims Act. Meaning, that it couldn't be held liable for actions, even wrongful ones, made by a federal government employee while acting within the scope of employment."
The Court agrees with Plaintiff that Agent Forsythe’s personal telephone call to The Howard Stern Show, and the partial disclosure of his conversation with Plaintiff regarding her taxes, went beyond the scope of his duties as an IRS employee,"
The Court agrees with Plaintiff that Agent Forsythe’s personal telephone call to The Howard Stern Show, and the partial disclosure of his conversation with Plaintiff regarding her taxes, went beyond the scope of his duties as an IRS employee,"
Putting aside the fact that it's the IRS and that the tax code has it's own set of laws & regulations, the government's argument is always that it's not liable for actions, even criminals actions made by federal government employees while said action is ***within the scope of employment*** even when those actions go ***beyond the scope of their employment duties as a government employee***
