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D.C. Tax Scandal Coverage

ABOUT THIS STORY | Authorities allege that a complex embezzlement scheme run out of the District of Columbia's Office of Tax and Revenue siphoned nearly $50 million from the city's government.

In this November 2007 file photo, Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, and other federal and local officials -- including District Mayor Adrian Fenty -- announce arrests in the tax scandal case. (By Marvin Joseph -- The Washington Post)

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In Tax Scam Investigation, A Race for Missing Loot

Federal prosecutor Timothy G. Lynch would lie awake at night and fret: Is this the night Harriette Walters flees?

D.C. GOVERNMENT: Income Tax Refunds Mistakenly Sent To Residents Are Under Investigation (Post, July 2, 2009)

Tax Scam Leader Gets More Than 17 Years (Post, July 1, 2009)

Scam's Leader to Be Sentenced Today: In Weighing Plea Deal, Judge Will Consider 2 Views of Walters: Benevolent or Greedy? (Post, June 30, 2009)

Lawyer Says Walters Lacked Self-Esteem: Document Cites Childhood Trauma (Post, June 2, 2009)

Gambler Gets Nearly 4 Years In Tax Scandal (Post, May 12, 2009)

TAX OFFICE SCANDAL: Early Participant Gets 3-Year Term in Scam (Post, May 8, 2009)

TAX OFFICE SCANDAL: 4-Year Term for Ex-Salon Owner Who Had Key Part in Scam (Post, May 6, 2009)

U.S. DISTRICT COURT: Niece of Principal Defendant in Tax Scam Gets 9 Years (Post, March 17, 2009)

TAX SCAM: Woman's House Down Payment Seized (Post, March 12, 2009)