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House holds ex-IRS official in contempt for silence

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to hold a former Internal Revenue Service official in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about her role in scrutinizing Tea Party groups.

By Richard Rubin | Updated on May 07, 2014
Former IRS official Lois Lerner speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington last month. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
May 7 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. House of Representatives voted to hold a former Internal Revenue Service official in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about her role in scrutinizing Tea Party groups.

The case of Lois Lerner, the former director of exempt organizations at the tax agency, will be referred to the U.S. attorney in Washington for potential prosecution. The House also is set to vote today on asking Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS.

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