IRS accused of stealing 60 million medical records
There are some articles on the IRS' alleged targeting of certain groups for investigation under the Active Mind, but this is a news item, so I am posting it here.IRS steals 60 million medical records from California residentsThe fourth amendment of the US Constitution is under continuous assault today from the very government that was assigned to defend it. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, is being violated constantly now, without warrant, without probable cause, without oath and affirmation, and without proper description.
Recently, in California, 15 IRS agents were accused of raiding and stealing 60 million medical records from a California health insurance agency. This news is only adding fuel to fire as the IRS is coming under heavy scrutiny.
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The health insurance agency that was raided and stolen from, identified in court as the "John Doe Company," said they warned the IRS before they came in and seized more than 60 million citizen medical records.
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"In a case involving solely a tax matter involving a former employee of the company, these agents stole more than 60 million medical records of more than 10 million Americans," said Barnes. "No search warrant authorized the seizure of these records; no subpoena authorized the seizure of these records; none of the 10,000,000 Americans were under any kind of known criminal or civil investigation and their medical records had no relevance whatsoever to the IRS search."
Through further investigation, the IRS stole the company's entire IT system, searching through the company's most private information. ..... According to reports, an unnamed HIPAA-covered entity in California is suing 15 IRS agents, who now face a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit is citing punitive damages for constitutional violations and seeking compensatory damages of $25,000 "per violation per individual."
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