Senators seek end to bogus tax refunds from prisons
Four U.S. senators say prisoners nationwide bilked taxpayers of 123 million dollars in five years via phony tax refunds. They fault the IRS and Federal Bureau of Prisons for not enforcing the 2008 law and warn of hearings if action isn’t taken to close gaps in reporting and enforcement.
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U.S
Albany
N.Y
Charles Schumer
New York
Sherrod Brown
D-Avon
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Bill Nelson
Florida
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Internal Revenue Service
Schumer
Associated Press
IRS
Bureau of Prisons
Klobuchar
Brown
Nelson
Christina A. D’amico
D’amico
Treasury Department Inspector General
Mandate Bar Fight Leads to Assault Charge at Pudge's Place
Elyria police report a 44 year old man Joe W. Lewis was charged with assault after allegedly punching a bartender in the eye when she asked him to stop eating free food with purchases. He was also found with drugs near the Broad Street bar around 12 15 a.m. Saturday. The incident occurred Friday night. A separate report notes a Best in Pets theft where a Yorkie valued at 700 dollars disappeared after two men entered the store and left with the dog hidden under a coat. Surveillance photos will be posted to aid identification.
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Elyria
Pudge’s
Joe W. Lewis
Broad Street
Best
North Abbe Road
Cleveland Museum of Art to auction European old master paintings
The Cleveland Museum of Art will auction over two days at Sotheby's in New York starting Jan 27, offering more than two dozen European old master paintings in 30 lots. The collection, valued roughly 700k to over 1 million, includes two works once thought by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Museum of Art
The
Plain Dealer
Sotheby’s
New York
C. Griffith Mann
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Tiepolo
Horatio Codes
Tiber
Tea party freshmen face hard fights in Congress
Nine term Rep. Steven LaTourette notes tea party newcomers will confront entrenched traditions and competing interests as they push for big spending cuts. He recalls how past wave elections met with resistance once budget reductions affected pet programs and local interests.
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Washington
Steven LaTourette
Aurora
Ohio
LaTourette
Ronald Reagan
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Chuck Husmel
Chronicle
Desiree Jones
Salvation Army
Orlando
Fla
Cleveland Art Museum
Charles Babington
Cleveland Street
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Cleare
Sun
Cyan
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