IRS warns of record scam targeting taxpayers nationwide
The IRS inspector general says over 20 000 taxpayers have been targeted in the largest phone scam seen. Victims reportedly lost more than 1 million dollars as fake agents threaten arrest deportation or license loss and demand payment via prepaid debit cards or wire transfers.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS Inspector General
IRS
J. Russell George
Treasury Inspector General
Tax Administration
Inspector General
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Veterans unemployment edges down but remains high
The 2013 veteran unemployment rate fell to 9 percent for those who served since 2001, down from 9.9 percent the prior year, with 18 to 24 year olds at 21.4 percent. Overall veteran unemployment was 6.6 percent for men and 6.9 percent for women, while Michigan and New Jersey exceeded 10 percent.
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Heidi Schierholz
Labor-Oriented Economic Policy Institute
Colvilco
Thomas E. Perez
United States
Teresa W. Gerton
Department
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
Gerton
T Group
Veterans
Michigan
New Jersey
Delaware
Iowa
North Dakota
Vermont
Virginia
Barack Obama
Department of Veterans Affairs
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