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Chiropractor Bribes IRS Auditor
BOSTON – A chilling case of corruption has hit the streets of Lowell, Massachusetts, as a chiropractor has been arrested for bribing an IRS auditor.
Stephen Jacobs, 55, a Lowell resident, faces bribery of a public official charges after allegedly paying an IRS auditor $5,000 in cash to ignore two improper deductions on his 2011 income tax form.
The deductions in question were related to payments Jacobs made to two different women in 2011 and 2012. The payments were made after Jacobs allegedly touched them inappropriately during medical treatments.
‘The details contained in the complaint are allegations,’ said a statement from the office of United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz. ‘The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.’
Jacobs is set to face a probable cause hearing on March 5, 2014, at 2:00 pm.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Robert O’Malley, Special Agent in Charge of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, made the announcement today.
The case is being prosecuted by Eugenia M. Carris of Ortiz’s Public Corruption Unit.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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