House Republicans Demand Investigation of IRS Refund Check Theft

A Treasury watchdog should launch an investigation into the alleged theft of millions of dollars in IRS refunds, House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) said in a letter.

Smith and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), also a member of the tax panel, wrote to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration and the US Postal Service Office of Inspector General asking for a joint review of the theft of paper checks issued by the US government. Their request comes after some arrests of postal workers and other individuals accused of conducting elaborate schemes to steal tax refund checks, ...