Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
P.O. Box 589
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-0589
Dear TIGfTA:
How goes the number crunching, amigo. Say, just wanted to drop you a line about something I read recently about you folks at the IRS coming down hard on the former Rector George F. Regas of All Souls Episcopal Church in Pasadena, which just so happens to be one of Southern California's largest and most liberal churches. Hey, but don't hold that against us!
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