IRS Raids Haslam Empire

[Oh Shoot]

Wowser!

 

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/apr/15/fbi-locks-down-pilot-headquarters/

 

 

- OS

[Erik88]

Interesting. Very interesting. 

 

I have a friend who works there. I doubt she knows anything but I may ask her anyways.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

That's just a little pressure from the administration to Haslam to make him veto a few bills and

force him to set up those pools for Obamacare. I'll bet we see a bunch more of it happening.

 

I'll bet it is pure Barbara Streisand.

[Randall53]

A message from the White House...."You are not playng the game the way Obama want's you too.  He can make big trouble for you if you don't get on board.  Now drink this Kool Aid and you'll feel much better..."

[Erik88]

From my friend who works there. "Basically I was working, saw 15 black cars pull in and 50 FBI agents in bullet proof vests surrounded the building and herded us into a room. Then they questioned each of us individually, confiscated our computers, then made us go home".

 

She said they apparently brought a U-Haul in to carry everything off. 

[leroy]

Elections have consequences... Some of them are illegal.

 

leroy

[Guest 6.8 AR]

From my friend who works there. "Basically I was working, saw 15 black cars pull in and 50 FBI agents in bullet proof vests surrounded the building and herded us into a room. Then they questioned each of us individually, confiscated our computers, then made us go home".

 

She said they apparently brought a U-Haul in to carry everything off. 

Just like Gibson Guitars, and a few hundred others.

[MacGyver]

I expect it's just a shot across the bow to give that presidential exploratory committee something to work on.

Talk about taking the wind out of a presidential bid before it even starts...

[Oh Shoot]

A bit more info, I noticed first link didn't even mention IRS:

 

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/apr/15/fbi-locks-down-pilot-headquarters/

 

 

 

[Randall53]

Talk about taking the wind out of a presidential bid before it even starts...

 

Yep.  Just the sight of the IRS or FBI carrying truck loads of computers and files out of your mansion will stick in the minds of voters.

Edited April 16, 2013 by Randall53

[LowBb]

It's because they stopped carrying Jeremiah Weed Lemonade. I can't find that stuff anywhere. 

[TripleDigitRide]

Not surprising. They were busted a year or so ago for price gouging, errrrrr, capitalism.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Busted or even charged? I don't remember what happened there. I vaguely remember the news on it.

[TripleDigitRide]

Busted or even charged? I don't remember what happened there. I vaguely remember the news on it.

They're busted and fined for price gouging. Think they fines went to Georgia and Mississippi.

[TripleDigitRide]

Actually, it was Georgia and Kentucky.

[LowBb]

http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?s=9009579

 

local article on possible price fluctuation

 

I don't think this is related. 

Edited April 16, 2013 by LowBb

[Spiffy]

From my friend who works there. "Basically I was working, saw 15 black cars pull in and 50 FBI agents in bullet proof vests surrounded the building and herded us into a room. Then they questioned each of us individually, confiscated our computers, then made us go home".

 

She said they apparently brought a U-Haul in to carry everything off. 

 

I knew gas stations were a dangerous place! Do you think they really needed 50 agents in body armor for a tax raid?

[TripleDigitRide]

It's a mind game.

[Oh Shoot]

They're busted and fined for price gouging. Think they fines went to Georgia and Mississippi.

 

I think if you'll check closer, those were individual franchise owners that got busted, and Pilot agreed to reimburse customers, but didn't have to -- and the managers actually paid the fines.

 

Basic point being, it was only a few stations, and simply a much too penny-ante a deal for corporate to have had anything to do with.

 

Would be like me pulling shenanigans that would risk bad press and possible civil and/or criminal penalties to screw you out of 5 bucks.

 

- OS

Edited April 16, 2013 by Oh Shoot

[BrasilNuts]

I knew gas stations were a dangerous place! Do you think they really needed 50 agents in body armor for a tax raid?

They would use 50 agents in body armor for a panty raid.

TDR nailed it.

[TripleDigitRide]

They're busted and fined for price gouging. Think they fines went to Georgia and Mississippi.


 
I think if you'll check closer, those were individual franchise owners that got busted, and Pilot agreed to reimburse customers, but didn't have to -- and the managers actually paid the fines.
 
Basic point being, it was only a few stations, and simply much to penny-ante a deal for corporate to have had anything to do with.
 
- OS

Yeah, I don't know any inside information. I'm just going by what I read via the various news outlets. They very well could have agreed to pay the fines just to settle and move on.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

I knew gas stations were a dangerous place! Do you think they really needed 50 agents in body armor for a tax raid?

It's called intimidation. The cowards way of doing the country's business.

[R_Bert]

I bet the Haslams subscribe to Carbonite.

[Red Haired Girl]

What does Haslam have that Corker and Lamar want?

[Oh Shoot]

What does Haslam have that Corker and Lamar want?

 

I figure Bill will do another stint as Guv and go for Lamar's vacated seat in 2020. At the least.

 

- OS

Edited April 16, 2013 by Oh Shoot