Pascrell Demands Answers on Latest IRS Scandal
Investigation detailed rampant fraud by fake charities
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, has written an urgent inquiry to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig demanding answers on a recent news report identifying rampant fraud by fake charities approved by the IRS.
“I write today with urgency regarding a recent article stat[ing] that a “convicted stock market fraudster” successfully applied for tax exemptions for 76 phony nonprofit charities, many of which used names almost indistinguishable from well-known nonprofits. Fifty-six of the approved fraudulent organizations applied using Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1023-EZ, which requires minimal information from applicants. This should never have happened,” Chairman Pascrell writes the IRS.
This is the latest blackeye for the IRS under Rettig. In his letter, Pascrell seeks answers and oversight of how the IRS approves charities to receive tax-exempt privileges.
On May 13, 2022, Pascrell became the first member of Congress to demand Rettig’s dismissal. He reiterated those calls on July 7 after the audits of Comey and McCabe were brought to light, saying: “If you think the audit of Donald Trump’s purported enemies was a random act of God then I have a bridge in North Jersey I’d like to sell you.” On July 8, Pascrell wrote to President Biden…
