IRS Sued - Theft Of Medical Records Charged

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A Malibu, Calif., based attorney, Robert E. Barnes, has filed a class-action suit against the IRS alleging that 15 agents stole the medical records of 10 million people in a raid on a storage facility called “John Doe Company” just weeks ago, according to Courthouse News.

The action alleges that the information on private citizens that was taken was their most intimate medical records, including psychological, obstetric and gynecological, sexual and drug treatment documentation, and other medical treatment.

It alleges that the agents stole more than 60 million records that violate the privacy of more than a million Californians and a total of more than 10 million Americans.

According to the complaint, the original warrant did not authorize the seizure of the data of others in the facility, and none of the 10 million whose data was seized were under any known criminal investigation.

The “John Doe Company” said that 15 agents showed up in the place of business with a warrant to search items belonging to a former employee.

They allege that the warrant turned into a raid of more than 10 million records because of the data that was taken. The suit says that company employers and employees tried to explain to agents that they were a HIPPA compliant facility, and that they should not take private data files and computers of those who had nothing to do with the former employee in question.

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