“We can’t do anywhere close to what the American people think we can,” revealed David Nelsen, Tax Examining Technician for the Internal Revenue Service, highlighting the inefficiencies within the agency, adding, “We have very antiquated systems. They aren't integrated. We're basically handcuffed.”

“There's been no funding for decades to try to improve anything,” Nelsen said. “When funding is provided, it's put towards little Band-Aid issues instead of the big problem of the whole,” noting that Congress has failed to allocate sufficient funding to modernize the system.

“We also have very antiquated software. We use a software called Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS),” Nelsen added. According to Nelsen, the inefficiencies caused by outdated technology have led to an unnecessarily large workforce and delays in tax processing: “We could probably reduce the size of the IRS substantially with changes, programs, a centralized inventory system, replacing IDRS,” ...

An internal email, obtained by The Citizen Journalism Foundation from an anonymous source, reveals that Justin M. De La Torre, Chief Patrol Agent for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) Yuma Sector, issued a memorandum directing agents to take an “aggressive posture” by pursuing all available prosecution charges.

Last week, Border Patrol whistleblower Agent Monica Cruz, formerly stationed in the Yuma Sector, exposed how USCBP routinely releases teenage smugglers, ages 14 to 17, back to Mexico after apprehension. With no legal consequences, these juveniles repeatedly return to smuggling operations, running the same routes time and again.

The memo highlights an update on “Prosecutorial Effectiveness and Maximization,” aimed at “expanding on all prosecution charges available,” ensuring consequences for illegal border activity. However, it fails to address the loophole that allows juvenile smugglers, known as “foot guides,” to operate without facing prosecution.

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Laurence Darmiento, a journalist for the Los Angeles Times, reached out to OMG for comment regarding our latest undercover investigation, “The State Farm Tapes.” The subject of the investigation, Haden Kirkpatrick, claimed OMG’s footage was “selectively edited,” and Darmiento emailed OMG seeking James O’Keefe’s response. However, OMG later learnED that the LA Times had decided not to update the story with Kirkpatrick’s claims, thereby eliminating the need for O’Keefe’s response altogether.

When O’Keefe questioned the LA Times’ inclusion of a 2013 settlement he was involved in, Darmiento deflected, claiming he was “in the middle of something” and would call back. O’Keefe then pointed out the irony: the Los Angeles Times itself settled a $3 million pay disparity lawsuit brought by a multi-ethnic group of journalists who alleged they were paid less than their white male counterparts. In its own reporting, the LA Times carefully noted that the company “denied the...

The LA Times just covered O'Keefe Media Group's "LA Wildfire Tapes," exposing a State Farm VP admitting to "orchestrated" rate increases, making shocking remarks about California homeowners, and revealing racial bias in hiring.

Read the full article here: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-03-07/state-farm-executive-haden-kirkpatrick-fired-after-saying-rate-hikes-are-orchestrated