IRS official says conference lavish, but followed rules

Friday, June 7, 2013

WASHINGTON -- An Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the agency's latest scandal told lawmakers Thursday that an expensive conference in 2010 conformed to existing rules, though he acknowledged it was not the best use of taxpayer money.

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