Released Hostages pf Slammed With Unexpected IRS Bills and Late Fees | The New York Sun

Imagine being held hostage in a foreign land and returning home to America after release only to find the Internal Revenue Service has billed you for thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes, along with late fees, interest, and penalties.

That was the startling reality encountered recently by former hostages Evan Gerhskovich, Paul Whelan, and Vladimir Kara-Murza, who were released from detention in Russia in August, Reason reports. The men reported facing a slew of financial issues upon their return, including tax charges and credit hits resulting from bills they were unable to pay while imprisoned.

We’re long past the point this institutional band of thieves were closed down, every one of its officers fired and the unionized employees, who would be difficult to fire, re-assigned to the most menial and degrading positions that can be found for them. Cleaning public toilets would be a good start. 

Mr Trump?