January 19, 2018
Manhattan DA Raids newsweek
Jack Kemp forwards this:
About two dozen investigators from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office raided the offices of Newsweek and its parent company, IBT Media, on Thursday.
IBT Media was co-founded by Jonathan Davis and Etienne Uzac. The IRS placed a $1.2 million federal tax lien against Uzac in December 2017.
The agents were said to be photographing servers in the offices, but not downloading any files at the offices at 7 Hanover Square, according to sources.
They appeared to be photographing the serial numbers on the machines, said a source.
In the past, IBT has been linked to a Christian church founded by Korean-American evangelist David Jang and Olivet University, a university in California that Jang’s followers founded.
The IRS had not responded to a call by press time. The Manhattan DA declined to comment.
Dana Mathewson states:
Perhaps the IRS is still operating in "weaponized" mode? Or it could just be a case of back taxes. However, Christians appear to be in the crosshairs.
This from Tim:
The company I worked for got sued for twenty thousand dollars because they had purchased a used copier and it had "proprietary" software already installed when they purchased it, making it a copyright violation. They hired a lawyer and won, but it cost them. I wonder if taking the photos of these machines wasn't something comparable. This from Dana:
As far as
this current flap, it might be similar, but it doesn't sound as if the
feds are looking into the software on these machines. At least, not
directly. Unless these machines can be obtained only with certain
software on them, which might be the case.
About two dozen investigators from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office raided the offices of Newsweek and its parent company, IBT Media, on Thursday.
IBT Media was co-founded by Jonathan Davis and Etienne Uzac. The IRS placed a $1.2 million federal tax lien against Uzac in December 2017.
The agents were said to be photographing servers in the offices, but not downloading any files at the offices at 7 Hanover Square, according to sources.
They appeared to be photographing the serial numbers on the machines, said a source.
In the past, IBT has been linked to a Christian church founded by Korean-American evangelist David Jang and Olivet University, a university in California that Jang’s followers founded.
The IRS had not responded to a call by press time. The Manhattan DA declined to comment.
Dana Mathewson states:
Perhaps the IRS is still operating in "weaponized" mode? Or it could just be a case of back taxes. However, Christians appear to be in the crosshairs.
This from Tim:
The company I worked for got sued for twenty thousand dollars because they had purchased a used copier and it had "proprietary" software already installed when they purchased it, making it a copyright violation. They hired a lawyer and won, but it cost them. I wonder if taking the photos of these machines wasn't something comparable. This from Dana:
The company who sold
your company the copier ought to have had a "share" in the violation,
I'd have thought. In fact, they're the ones who should have known
better.
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