{"id":352,"date":"2013-06-10T13:55:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T13:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com\/2013\/06\/the_best_of_the_irs_1.html"},"modified":"2021-06-11T17:42:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T21:42:58","slug":"the_best_of_the_irs_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/the_best_of_the_irs_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Attacks on the IRS, Recognition of the Best of the IRS Whistleblower Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now is the time to tell the story of Bob Gardner.  Bob retires this week after 37 years of service with the IRS, most recently with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qui-tam-litigation.com\/lawyer-attorney-1809845.html\">IRS Whistleblower Office<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>Bob understands that public service is a noble calling for so many in our government.  He epitomizes all that is good in fairly administering our internal revenue laws.<\/p>\n<p>When IRS Whistleblower Office Director Steve Whitlock began hiring for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com\/new_irs_whistleblower_office_h\/\">first &#8220;tax whistleblower&#8221; office that Congress had authorized in late 2006<\/a>, Bob Gardner was one of his most important finds.  Bob has a wealth of knowledge and perspective on tax issues, built through broad experience as an IRS revenue agent, and then in positions in what is now the IRS Large Business and International Division.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/the_best_of_the_irs_1\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Amid Attacks on the IRS, Recognition of the Best of the IRS Whistleblower Office\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now is the time to tell the story of Bob Gardner. 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