A San Diego man pleaded guilty to paying an Internal Revenue Service officer $35,000 to wipe away his half million-dollar tax debt, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
According to the DOJ, Wahead Raz offered the bribe to an IRS revenue officer during a meeting in July 2024 to discuss his outstanding tax debt of approximately $500,000. The officer reported the bribe and agreed to participate in an undercover operation to record Raz’s crime.
The DOJ said over the course of several meetings, Raz paid the officer a total of $35,000 in cash installments, with the understanding that the officer ...
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