IRS targeted at least 10 conservative groups in Ohio
By Joe Vardon, The Columbus Dispatch
At least 10 Ohio tea party or other conservative groups appear to have had their applications for tax-exempt status flagged by the Internal Revenue Service for possibly engaging in illegal activities, a Dispatch review of internal government documents shows.
The documents — first published earlier this week by USA Today — listed 162 groups by name from across the country that were flagged by the IRS. They also included comments by IRS lawyers in Washington to front-line agents in Cincinnati indicating why each group was flagged.
In Ohio, the Portage County Tea Party was flagged for...