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"The New Tax Man"
This series of stories by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund examines how tough financial times have affected "ordinary" citizens. Reporters revealed how local property tax collectors were "selling the right to collect unpaid taxes to private investors," which could leave homeowners with large extra fees, and the possibility of losing "their home if they are unable to pay."
Tags: taxes; mortgage; interest; unemployment; property tax; Baltimore; Wells Fargo; Bank of America; hedge fund; Fortress Investment Group
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"Fighting New Jersey's Tax Crush"
The Abury Park Press takes an in-depth look at the tax system in New Jersey. Based on empirical evidence, reporters found New Jersey's system to have the highest costs in the nation due to property taxes being based on the "what the town says" is the worth of your house. Low- and middle-income homes are paying more than the wealthy, and many businesses are being forced to close or move out of the state due to tax increases.
Tags: Chris Christie; Ortley Beach; Ocean County Board of Taxation; Monmouth County; Lacey Tax Collector; Keyport; Chris Daggett; Jon S. Corzine; New Jersey State League of Municipalities
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Deed Scam Hits Lee
Hoyem's story uncovers how scam artists in Southwest Florida forged property deeds with the signatures of dead property owners, stealing and re-selling land to get rich quick.
Tags: stealing land; reselling land; Lee County Property Appraiser; Lee County Tax Collector; Lee County Clerk of Court; property deeds
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Earl's Special Interest: The Result
WKMG-TV continues covering the fallout from "Earl's Special Interest," an investigative piece WKMG-TV broadcast last year about the longest serving tax collector in the State of Florida who rewards his campaign contributors and their clients with the highest rates allowed by law at his annual tax certificate sale, even though he's required to accepted the lowest bids at the auction. Since "Earl's Special Interest was broadcast in 2001, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has "threatened to removed the tax collector from office."
Tags: Florida; tax collector; interest rates; corruption; Jeb Bush; TAPE; TRANSCRIPT
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Earl's Special Interest
An investigation by WKMG-TV reveals that "the longest serving tax collector in the State of Florida" conducts "an annual tax certificate sale that rewards campaign contributors and their clients with the highest interest rates allowed by law (18%), even though the same law requires he accept the lowest bid -- many of which can be heard on camera, but apparently being ignored by the tax collector."
Tags: Florida; tax collector; interest rates; corruption TAPE transcript
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Top delinquent taxpayers: Debtors owe Waterbury millions
A Republican-American investigation exposes the failure of the city of Waterbury to go after its top delinquent taxpayers who owe $6.4 million in real estate property taxes. The story reveals that "thanks to court action, environmental issues, and sale of liens, the cash-strapped city isn't likely to collect anytime soon." The analysis shows that of "the city's $27.3 million in delinquent taxes ... the top debtors owe 23 percent of the total." The author describes each of the top 10 debtor properties. The investigation is illustrated with a full list of real estate tax delinquencies as of March 22, 2001, as provided by the tax collector. The package includes also a question-and-answer section designed to help readers who find themselves on the list of delinquent taxpayers.
Tags: real estate; taxation; delinquency; property ownership; collectability; debts; notice of foreclosure; liens; bankruptcy; business
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No title (id: 12948)
Although orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector Robert Citron's supporters have intimated that he probably earned an extra $2.02 billion for the county during his 22 - year tenure--an amount that would equal the portfolio's spectacular loss this year--a Los Angeles Times analysis of his track record shows that he actually netted the county's 187 investors at best about a third of that sum. (Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 6, June 5, 10, 1995)
Tags: Brazil Wilgoren Lait CAR Fiscal records County finances Investment records 30 pgs.
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Probe Focuses on Fund's Risks
The LA Times follows-up on the investigation into the former treasurer tax collector, Robert Citron, after Orange County had declared bankruptcy; agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the state department of corporations also launched their own investigations into the investment practices of Citron
Tags: Fraud Contracts
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No title (id: 9715)
The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.) exposes the work habits of a county tax collector who makes $87,000 a year but only works until 11: 00, Jan. 13, 1993.
Tags: FL Rousos 7 pages
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No title (id: 9151)
Star Banner (Ocala, Fla.) looks at the Marion County tax-collector's office and finds that the office is not aggressively pursuing tax collection; $1.8 million in uncollected taxes accumulated since 1980; finds that office employees and hundreds of other taxpayers had received improper discounts, November - December 1992.
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