Jordan Exposes Evil Tactics IRS Agent Used Against American Taxpayer
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has sent a letter to the IRS detailing an investigation into allegations about the “bizarre” tactics of one IRS agent.
In a press release, the House Judiciary Committee noted that the alleged incident “raises serious concerns of the IRS abusing the civil liberties of American taxpayers.
The letter that Jordan sent to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel states that the committee received “allegations that an Internal Revenue Service agent provided a false name to an Ohio taxpayer as part of a deception to gain entry into the taxpayer’s home to confront her about delinquent tax filings.”
“The details of this field visit are bizarre,” the letter continued.
The incident referenced in the letter took place on April 25 in Marion, Ohio — where an IRS agent used the false name “Bill Haus” and “informed the taxpayer he was at her home to discuss issues concerning an estate for which the taxpayer was the fiduciary.”
“After Agent ‘Haus’ shared details about the estate only the IRS would know, the taxpayer let him in. Agent ‘Haus’ told the taxpayer that she did not properly complete the filings for the estate and that she owed the IRS ‘a substantial amount,’” the letter explained, adding that the taxpayer was not provided with any advance notice of the visit.
The IRS agent then revealed during his conversation with the woman that “the true purpose of his visit was not due to any issue with the decedent’s estate, but rather because the decedent allegedly had several delinquent tax return filings,” according to the letter.
After he made those allegations against her, the homeowner called her attorney — who ultimately told the IRS agent to leave their client’s home.
“Agent ‘Haus’ responded aggressively, insisting: ‘I am an IRS agent, I can be at and go into anyone’s house at any time I want to be,’” the letter explained, adding that before the IRS agent left, he threatened the homeowner that if she did not pay the sum he was demanding, “he would freeze all her assets and put a lien on her house.”
Police were called about the incident, who later discovered that the man was using a phony name. The police initially believed that the man was attempting to scam the homeowner, and called him to tell him never to visit the woman’s home again. The IRS agent responded by filing a complaint against the police.
After contacting the IRS, the woman was given contradictory information about whether any money was owed. Ultimately, she was told that nothing was owed, and her case was closed on May 30.
“This behavior from an IRS agent to an American taxpayer — providing an alias, using deception to secure entry into the taxpayer’s home, and then filing an Inspector General complaint against a police officer examining that matter — is highly concerning,” the letter said.
Jordan has demanded that the IRS hand over all documents and communication related to the visit, as well as the IRS agent’s complaint against the police.
In a tweet sharing his letter, Jordan called out the IRS for harassing the woman — and pointed to a pattern of the Biden administration weaponizing the IRS, citing a previous IRS visit to the home of “Twitter Files” journalist Matt Taibbi.
The IRS’ visit to Taibbi’s home was clear evidence of politicization and weaponization of the agency, as it happened on the same day he was scheduled to testify before Congress about collusion between Big Tech and the federal government to censor Americans.
