COLLECTIVE MADNESS


“Soft despotism is a term coined by Alexis de Tocqueville describing the state into which a country overrun by "a network of small complicated rules" might degrade. Soft despotism is different from despotism (also called 'hard despotism') in the sense that it is not obvious to the people."

Saturday, May 18, 2013

A healthcare provider has sued the Internal Revenue Service and 15 of its agents, charging they wrongfully seized 60 million medical records from 10 million Americans.


IRS sued for seizing 60 million medical records


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Friday, May 17, 2013

A healthcare provider has sued the Internal Revenue Service and 15 of its agents, charging they wrongfully seized 60 million medical records from 10 million Americans.
The name of the provider is not yet known, United Press International said. But Courthouse News Service said the suit claims the agency violated the Fourth Amendment in 2011, when agents executed a search warrant for financial data on one employee – and that led to the seizure of information on 10 million, including state judges.
The search warrant did not specify that the IRS could take medical information, UPI said. And information technology officials warned the IRS about the potential to violate medical privacy laws before agents executed the warrant, the complaint said, as reported by UPI.
“Despite knowing that these medical records were not within the scope of the warrant, defendants threatened to ‘rip’ the servers containing the medical data out of the building if IT personnel would not voluntarily hand them over,” the complaint states, UPI reported.
 The suit also says IRS agents seized workers’ phones and telephone data – more violations of the warrant, UPI reported.
 The complaint alleges the IRS was “invasive and unlawful” and stole access to intimate medical records that included patients’ treatment plans and therapies, UPI said.
 The suit seeks $25,000 in compensatory damages, per violation. The records’ seizure could impact up to one in 25 Americans, UPI said.


30 comments:

  1. "The suit seeks $25,000 in compensatory damages, per violation."

    Which in turn will be paid by the taxpayer.
    Round and round we go!

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    1. Naturally Obama knows nothing about this, just as he was not informed about the other IRS scandal, or AP gate, or Benghazi gate, or Fast and Furious. The only thing he actually is in charge of, apparently, is Seal Team 6.

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    2. The only thing he actually is in charge of, apparently, is Seal Team 6.

      He is also the Commander and Chief of the golf links...

      How did America sink sooo low?

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  2. Moving the IRS from a collection agency to a policing agency.

    With prior precedent for using the tax code to criminalize "Public Enemies", prominent folk that could not be convicted of any other criminal violations or illegal activities.

    With a tax code so complicated that even Timothy Geithner had tax issues, prior to becoming Secretary of the Treasury.

    Anyone of prominence or even moderate income could be criminalized, or not.
    Charlie Rangel comes to mind.

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      Wesley Snipes.

      Love means never having to say ...
      ... you're sorry.

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    2. >>>Anyone of prominence or even moderate income could be criminalized, or not. Charlie Rangel comes to mind.<<<

      You come to mind.

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    3. Rufus is exempt, he's an Obama supporter.

      Ash makes it through, but all the rest of us are fucked.

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  3. RufusCare is off to a ripping start.

    60 millions records is just a training exercise.

    IRS will have 'em all one day.

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    Heh

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