Patrick Lenz v. IRS

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Case Number:

24-5276

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2895 Freedom of Information Act of 1974

Government Agencies

  1. February 17, 2026

    No Fraud By IRS In FOIA Over $18M Tax Case, DC Circ. Says

    The Internal Revenue Service did not commit fraud when it said records were missing amid Freedom of Information Act litigation related to an $18 million tax case, the D.C. Circuit said Tuesday, denying claims made by the estate of a man whose offshore businesses were raided.

  2. May 01, 2025

    Estate Pushes Back On IRS In DC Circ. Lost Records Case

    The estate of a man whose offshore businesses were raided by the IRS, giving rise to a nearly $18 million tax judgment, criticized the agency's effort to rebuff the estate's claims to the D.C. Circuit that the IRS fraudulently claimed that boxes of evidence in ensuing litigation were lost.

  3. April 09, 2025

    IRS Claim Of Lost Records Not Fraud, DC Circ. Told

    The D.C. Circuit should uphold a finding that the Internal Revenue Service did not commit fraud when it said that two boxes of records were lost when it responded to requests for documents underlying a businessman's $18 million tax judgment, the government argued Wednesday.