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We just found this --The Tax Court's press release and all proposed changes are available here.Among the proposed changes are references to actions for re-determination of employment status, determination of relief from joint and several liability, and lien or levy. Another new rule requires that the petition contain only the name, state of legal residence, and mailing address of an individual, as one subsection provides that a whistleblower award may be made to an individual, which would exclude awards to a trust, partnership, association, company or corporation.
Last week on "This American Life," Chicago Public Radio's overwhelmingly popular radio show, thousands of listeners heard the riveting story of DOJ whistleblower Rick Convertino. Mr. Convertino is a former top United States Prosecutor who successfully prosecuted the first terrorist case after 9/11. After winning the case, he blew the whistle to the U.S. Senate about serious DOJ misconduct in the war on terror. He was severely retaliated against and lost his career. In an unprecedented act of vengeance, the DOJ indicted him for obstruction of justice. A jury of his peers found him not guilty on all counts.
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