Taxpayers fork over $1.5 billion in Obamacare penalties

Obamacare’s individual mandate generated about $1.5 billion from about 7.5 million people during its first year in existence.

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More IRS Emails Lost in Connection to Tea Party Scandal

IRS Deputy Associate Chief Counsel Thomas Kane said in transcribed congressional testimony that more IRS officials experienced computer crashes, bringing the total number of crash victims to “less than 20,” and also said that the agency does not know if the lost emails are still backed up somewhere, the Daily Caller reported.

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Judge to IRS: Explain Lost Emails

A federal judge has ordered the IRS to explain how it lost two years’ worth of emails from former IRS employees.

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IRS To Explain Itself to Another Judge About Lost Emails

A federal judge has instructed the IRS to appear before the court July 11 to explain why the IRS shouldn’t be required to allow outside experts evaluate whether the emails of former IRS employees are truly lost.

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Lerner Sought IRS Audit of GOP Senator Over Mistaken Email

Late Wednesday, Congressional investigators published emails from ex-IRS official Lois Lerner, which detailed her targeting a Republican Senator in 2012 for an internal audit based on an email she accidentally received.

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Full Coverage IRS Scandal: Issa Blasts IRS Commish, “You have a problem with credibility” (Videos)

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen weathered another fiery exchange where House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) bluntly told him, “We have a problem with you and you have a problem with credibility.”

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