Liotta v. United States

Plaintiff, a veterans’ preference eligible and former Revenue Officer, GS-9, contends that his removal from the Internal Revenue Service was arbitrary and unreasonable. He sues for the amount of pay lost during the period of his removal.

The facts are: Plaintiff was removed for cause on charges that he received and accepted compensation from taxpayers, in addition to his government salary, for services in connection with the preparation of taxpayers’ Federal income tax returns in violation of the Internal Revenue Manual.

Section 1943.6 of the Internal Revenue Manual, entitled “Prohibition…