Taxable Talk

Well, not really.

>From the Newark Star-Ledger comes word that the New Jersey Director of Taxation, Robert Thompson, Deputy Director Harold Fox (no relation), and Assistant Director for Compliance David Gavin have been suspended. The New Jersey Commission of Investigation alleges that the three received gifts from OSI Collection Services. Governor Jon Corzine ordered the expedited ethics investigation. The three were suspended with pay.

The Commission report alleges that the three were wined, dined, taken to spas, Broadway shows, and on golf trips. The report also alleges that the three allowed OSI to overbill New Jersey by $1 million. OSI collected delinquent taxes for the state on an outsourcing contract. The contract expired at the end of February and was not renewed.

News Story: Newark Star-Ledger

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