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Woman arrested over 96 cents

Woman arrested over 96 cents

Here is another outrageous story of how far taxing bureaucrats will go to enforce taxes:

A woman was stunned and embarrassed when police arrested her Feb. 19 in front of her children. Her alleged offense: failure to appear in court on a charge of failure to file a 2001 city income tax form. She says she owed the city only 96 cents.
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