Caterpillar, Inc. escaped criminal tax charges over its offshore profit-shifting strategy with the help of “egregious political interference” from former Attorney General William Barr, Senate Finance Committee investigators alleged in a letter demanding information from the Justice Department.
“It appears DOJ leadership sprang into action in the days immediately before and after Barr was nominated by President Trump to serve as U.S. Attorney General, squashing the investigation into Barr’s client,” read the letter obtained by Bloomberg Tax on Friday, sent Thursday to current Attorney General Merrick Garland.
It was signed by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Finance ...
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