Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawrence M. Richey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1991No. 88-3276PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to decide whether prosecution and conviction of a former Internal Revenue Service employee, for willfully disclosing to the public information about a certain federal income tax return, violates his first amendment right to freedom of expression.
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Lawrence Richey was an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) agent for approximately twenty-five years. In 1970, he audited Alan McDonald, who was then an attorney in private practice. After Richey examined McDonald’s income tax returns for the years 1967-69, the IRS assessed $1,033.33 in additional taxes. McDonald…
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