According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, a tax examiner with the IRS has been arrested for illegally accessing personal information of 197 celebrities and professional athletes.
Examiner John Snyder was caught when authorities audited who was accessing personal and tax information stored on a federal database. Snyder had access to the database but had no legitimate reason to view individual taxpayer accounts.
If convicted of improperly accessing IRS data, Snyder could serve up to a year in prison and a $250,000.
Some of the celebrities named as victims include: Kevin Bacon, Alec Baldwin, Sally Field, Vanna White, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs players, Marvin Lewis, Penny Marshall, Randy Quaid, Tara Reid and Chevy Chase.
All the legal aspects of this dispatch make sense. What confuses me, though, is the mention of Chevy Chase. Is he still considered a celebrity?
Examiner John Snyder was caught when authorities audited who was accessing personal and tax information stored on a federal database. Snyder had access to the database but had no legitimate reason to view individual taxpayer accounts.
If convicted of improperly accessing IRS data, Snyder could serve up to a year in prison and a $250,000.
Some of the celebrities named as victims include: Kevin Bacon, Alec Baldwin, Sally Field, Vanna White, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs players, Marvin Lewis, Penny Marshall, Randy Quaid, Tara Reid and Chevy Chase.
All the legal aspects of this dispatch make sense. What confuses me, though, is the mention of Chevy Chase. Is he still considered a celebrity?
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