No. of Recommendations: 4
Representative Ro Khanna asked Mr. Shapley how often he disagreed with the tax council on bringing charges in order to better understand if Hunter Biden received special treatment.
Khanna: "Can you give us a percentage of how often you've said, 'We ought to charge someone,' and [the tax council] has said, 'No, that may not be a good idea?'"
Shapley: "A vast majority."
Umm.
No. of Recommendations: 2
Khanna: "Can you give us a percentage of how often you've said, 'We ought to charge someone,' and [the tax council] has said, 'No, that may not be a good idea?'"
Shapley: "A vast majority."
You have to consider the multiple levels the case will go through and at each point they have to agree. I had to consider my boss, the Fraud Agents, the Criminal Investigation Agents ( and their bosses), and District Counsel. It's their job to probe the weaknesses. Easy to get Civil Fraud penalties and move one. Very difficult to get a case to be worked by CID or District Counsel. Makes some agents disgruntled.
