{"id":15797,"date":"2015-09-22T12:43:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=15797"},"modified":"2015-09-22T12:43:02","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T19:43:02","slug":"irs-agent-arrested-for-soliciting-bribe-from-marijuana-business-owner-during-audit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=15797","title":{"rendered":"IRS Agent Arrested for Soliciting Bribe from Marijuana Business Owner During Audit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SEATTLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Insider-Trading.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-6172 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Insider-Trading-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"FBI Insider Trading\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Insider-Trading-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Insider-Trading-45x35.jpg 45w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Insider-Trading.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Federal authorities arrested an IRS agent today after he allegedly accepted payment from a Seattle marijuana businessman for saving him a million dollars in taxes, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Paul G. Hurley,<\/strong> 42, of Seattle, is charged with soliciting and receiving a bribe and two counts of receiving a bribe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If convicted, Hurley is facing up to 15 years in prison, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He, who has been an IRS agent since 2009, was scheduled to appeared in court today and was released on his personal recognizance. \u00a0A preliminary hearing is scheduled Oct. 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1709 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS1-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"IRS\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a>This are the allegations according to the criminal complaint:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Between July and September 2015, HURLEY was involved in the audit of the 2013 and 2014 tax returns of a Seattle marijuana business. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Because marijuana remains illegal under federal law, no business deductions are allowed on federal tax returns and the gross revenue is taxable. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Hurley presented the owner of the marijuana business with his tax bill for both years, totaling more than $290,000. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">However, Hurley told the business owner he had saved the business owner more than a million dollars. Hurley then asked the business owner for $20,000 in cash. The business owner alerted his lawyer, who contacted law enforcement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Law enforcement observed two meetings where HURLEY accepted money delivered by the business owner. Hurley was arrested following the second meeting this morning.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE Federal authorities arrested an IRS agent today after he allegedly accepted payment from a Seattle marijuana businessman for saving him a million dollars in taxes, according to officials. Paul G. 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