IRS manager in problem offices got bonuses, promotion to head Obamacare unit

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Sarah Hall Ingram was the IRS official in charge of the Internal Revenue Service Tax Exempt Division from 2009 through 2012.  Her division has recently made headlines as part of the IRS that singled conservative groups who were seeking tax exemptions.

One might expect that Sarah Hall Ingram would have been dismissed from the IRS after President Obama announced his displeasure over the IRS scandal.  Obama requested the resignation of acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller after the scandal broke.

In reality, the IRS confirmed Friday to ABC News that Ingram, rather than being fired or demoted, now heads up the IRS Affordable Care Office.  The Affordable Care Act dramatically expands the size and power of the IRS by putting the IRS in charge of enforcing the individual and employer mandates.  The IRS also controls and regulates the Affordable Care Act’s federal subsidies for health insurance.

Read the rest on Examiner.com:  http://www.examiner.com/article/manager-of-irs-scandal-office-now-heads-obamacare-unit

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