{"id":13501,"date":"2015-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/it-boss-upset-over-lerner-tapes-erasure\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:04:47","slug":"it-boss-upset-over-lerner-tapes-erasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/it-boss-upset-over-lerner-tapes-erasure\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Boss Upset Over Lerner Tapes Erasure"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hear from people every week who think their tax problem is the end of the world. It usually isn't. I'm Darrin Mish. I've resolved over $100 million in tax debt for clients. Here's what you should know.<\/p>\n

A top IT specialist for the IRS was disturbed<\/a> to learn that tapes containing backups of Lois Lerner’s emails had been erased. Lerner is currently at the center of a targeting scandal at the agency.<\/p>\n

Ongoing efforts to recover the emails have met several mishaps, and lawmakers were told one week ago that the erasure occurred around March of 2014.<\/span> The admission was part of a 1,600-page report released by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, which was not made public but viewed by some media sources.<\/p>\n

The report does not indicate a deliberate cover up but states the IRS did not make a resaonable effort to retain the data.<\/p>\n

The problem began in 2011 when the hard drive on Lerner’s computer failed. The IRS attempted to recover the drive, even sending it to Atlanta to Lillie Wilburn, a program manager of IT services for the IRS. Wilburn later informed Lerner that the recovery attempt was unsuccessful. Lerner replied with a thank you note, stating that sometimes things happen and no one was at fault.<\/p>\n

Before leaving the IRS, Lerner headed the department currently under fire for putting extra scrutiny on conservative groups seeking status as non-profit organizations.<\/p>\n

Check out more IRS News<\/a> stories by clicking that link.<\/p>\n

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