Faces of the American Freedom Initiative’s Administrative Abuse Project: Randy Sowers
FreedomWorks recently announced the launch of the American Freedom Initiative (AFI), a collaboration headed by former acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker. This project aims to help relieve injustices committed…
A Last Shot at Reining in IRS Abuse of Asset Forfeiture in the 115th Congress
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a long, well-documented history of abusing federal forfeiture laws. They seize assets from innocent Americans on the mere suspicion of malfeasance. If the IRS…
Ways and Means Republicans Demand Answers from DOJ on Refusal to Return Wrongfully Seized Money
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee want to know why the Department of Justice (DOJ) has denied petitions by Americans whose money was seized by the Internal Revenue…
Support the Due Process Act, H.R. 5283
As one of over 5.7 million FreedomWorks activists nationwide, I urge you to contact your representatives to encourage them to support H.R. 5283, the Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights…
IRS Will Pay Legal Fees of Business Owner Whose Money Was Wrongfully Seized
A federal judge has ordered the Internal Revenue Service to pay the legal fees of Lyndon McLellan, a convenience store owner based in Fairmont, North Carolina, whose bank account…
House Subcommittee to IRS: Give Innocent People Their Money Back
A bipartisan group of members on the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee have come together to call for repayments to victims of civil asset forfeiture. Earlier this week, nine…
IRS Abuses Power By Seizing Small Businesses Bank Accounts
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a lengthy record of abusing power. The IRS’s abuse of power is not restricted to targeting tea party groups but it also includes seizing…