Publisher's Synopsis
Joe Ezelle has been described in the "Alabama Revenews," an official IRS publication, by and about the Birmingham District of the Internal Revenue Service, as a "technical master" in the Collection Division. "As part of the Revenue Protection Group, his assignments invariably involve the most recalcitrant taxpayers who go to extremes to hide assets from the government. He has an unmatched ability to ferret out assets through tenacious searches of public records or probing interviews with taxpayers or informant information. "As a result, he was selected as the "Southeast Region's Revenue Officer of the Year which qualified him to compete for the nation-wide "Revenue Officer of the Year" award.Although some IRS Revenue Officers are described as glorified bill collectors, Joe Ezelle was more likened to a "head hunter" who hated to lose. He was selected as a member of the special compliance team in the only existing Revenue Protection Group due to his extraordinary ability to solve the most difficult of cases. This career change took him voluntarily, and without looking back, into butting heads with drug dealers, moonshiners, embezzlers, tax protestors, and murderers. The IRS described him as a "technical master." His victories in locating assets in the hands of numerous nominees brought him not only great accolades, but also numerous threats and assaults. Although he miraculously survived the threats, one vengeful loser sought revenge by bringing suit against him personally, in the Federal District Court, a tactic that could result in his financial ruination. The outlandish accusations were found to be groundless, and the Internal Revenue ruled that Joe always abided by the rules and regulations set by the Commissioner.Joe's involvement with numerous individuals, previously known and investigated by local, state, or federal officials, had already been adjudged to be a serious threat to anyone who attempted to interfere with their "modus operandi." In this novel, you will read about many actual accounts of threats, assaults, and "murders for hire" tales that will curl your toes. As far as every Revenue Officer was concerned, the many threats and assaults against others was a threat to them as well. Many IRS employees, subjected to the fear that surrounded them, quit their jobs early in their careers, resigned somewhat later, or were awarded disability for mental and emotional conditions. A few died quite early, their deaths brought on by the stress and strain known as "hazards of the job."
